Variegatus sweet flag
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Variegatus' sweet flag (Acorus calamus 'Variegatus') is a perennial for rain gardens, containers, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clump of fragrant, green leaves that grows 24 to 30 inches tall. The clump spreads 18 to 24 inches at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Jewelweed, Smooth hydrangea, and Big bluestem.