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Acorus americanus - Sweet FlagSizes available: TBD, coming in 2026 Basics: zones 1 6, 24 36" x 18 24", full sun, yellowish green bloom occurs in late spring on a fleshy spadix among scrappy, bright green leaves, wants wet soil and can live in up to 9 inches of standing water Common names: Several veined Sweetflag, Sweet Flag, American Sweet Flag, Belle angelique, Sweet Sedge, Sweet Calomel, Calamus Root, Flag Root, Muskrat Root Family: Acoraceae Origin Distribution: Native to
Sizes available: TBD, coming in 2026
Basics: zones 1-6, 24-36" x 18-24", full sun, yellowish green bloom occurs in late spring on a fleshy spadix among scrappy, bright green leaves, wants wet soil and can live in up to 9 inches of standing water
Common names: Several-veined Sweetflag, Sweet Flag, American Sweet Flag, Belle-angelique, Sweet Sedge, Sweet Calomel, Calamus Root, Flag Root, Muskrat Root
Family: Acoraceae
Origin/Distribution: Native to Maine. Also native to Siberia. Occurs in 25 of the lower 48 states and all Canadian Provinces. It is extinct or protected in the southern part of its historical range and it is classified as an endangered species in Pennsylvania.
Habitat: pond edges, wet fields, wetland margins, bog, marsh, lake and stream side
More: The root has been used medicinally in North America and the leaves have been used to flavor beer. Some strains of the plant contain beta-asarone, a carcinogen, so proceed with caution. The leaves of this fresh water aquatic are enjoyed by muskrats. It is an attractive shore stabilizer that spreads by rhizome. This plant has been traded and relocated along travel lines in North America and numerous isolated populations occur near former settlement sites.
Source: sown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Prairie Moon Nursery
Image credits: both images from Wikimedia Commons
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