Lovely bog plant with a storied history of use in medicinal preparations and as a bittering agent in aromatic liqueurs. Germination may r...Read Moreequire some patience, but is fairly easy in consistently moist peat-based mixes with good lighting.
Keep its feet wet, give it ample sun, and it does the rest.
My sweet flag has been growing well for over a year in a small pot sitting in a fountain, in partial sun, in Ft. Lauderdale. Snails have...Read More managed to feast on it more than once, but not only did it not mind, it barely seemed to notice. I can see that its vigor could be a drawback if not contained, but it is performing well in its setting here.
Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) | November 2006 | positive
This is a rapid spreading plant. I suspect it have more dry tolerate as a clump grew fine in a small non draining pot put in the ground a...Read Morend get no extra water. Seem to have some shade tolerance. Nice to use in a pot in the pond but need to be cut every three years as it will overcrowd the pots and spread their rhizomes some distance beyond the pot.
Extra info May 2, 2008: I have success growing it as a cattail - like plant in woodland shade in a stream. It is smaller in woodland shade but more tame.
This is the plant that Walt Whitman was referring to in his collection of poems "Leaves of Grass". He enjoyed eating the rhysome of the ...Read Moreplant and it was said to be energizing. It was known as an american indian medicinal plant.
“Leaves of Grass! The largest leaves of grass known! Calamus! Yes, that is Calamus! Profuse, rich, noble, upright, emotional!"
This plant grows in water and boggy, wet soils and has iris-like leaves. The f...Read Morelower cluster is an outward jutting finger shaped cluster of brownish-green. The fruit is a small berry with a gelatin-like texture.
Common along swamps, marshes, riverbanks, meadows and small streams throughout the east. The only places it can't be found is Florida and the Arctic.
The thick rhizomes were sometimes candied and this old-fashioned confection is called calamus. It has a distinctive odor and flavor.
Lovely bog plant with a storied history of use in medicinal preparations and as a bittering agent in aromatic liqueurs. Germination may r...Read More
My sweet flag has been growing well for over a year in a small pot sitting in a fountain, in partial sun, in Ft. Lauderdale. Snails have...Read More
This is a rapid spreading plant. I suspect it have more dry tolerate as a clump grew fine in a small non draining pot put in the ground a...Read More
Sweet Flag, Acorus calamus, is native to Texas and other States.
This is the plant that Walt Whitman was referring to in his collection of poems "Leaves of Grass". He enjoyed eating the rhysome of the ...Read More
Information only, I do not grow this plant.
This plant grows in water and boggy, wet soils and has iris-like leaves. The f...Read More