Light Requirements: full sun
Soil Moisture: medium-wet/wet
Bloom Color: green
Bloom Time: May-July
Height: 2 ft.
Root Structure: rhizomes, in preferred conditions, I can form large colonies.
Deer Resistant? Yes
Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure
Grow from local seed? No
Sweet Flag (Acorus americanus)
I'm a native of New York state.
My natural habitat is marshes, and along quiet water..
I like my feet wet. If you have a rain garden or wet spot I'd do well there.
I like to form colonies and act as very good erosion control when established.
I'm called "sweet" because of he cinnamon-like scent that you smell when my leaves are broken.
Muskrats eat my roots; they must like the spicy scent.
* Native Americans used my roots medicinally for treating nausea, colds and heartburn, and often traveled with my roots to use when trading.
* Source: Prairie Moon