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Acorus americanus

Phonetic Spelling
AH-kor-us ah-mer-ih-KAY-nus
Description

Sweetflag is native to the cold regions of northern North America and northern Asia. It is a member of the sweetflag family (Acoraceae)

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#water garden#rain garden
 
Form
Form Ruth Brooks CC BY-NC 4.0
Growing in water
Growing in water Louis-Philippe Bateman CC BY-NC 4.0
Leaf detail
Leaf detail wonderingeden CC BY-NC 4.0
spadix
Spadix outtosea76 CC BY-NC 4.0
Fruit and seeds
Fruit and seeds Nate Martineau CC BY-NC 4.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#water garden#rain garden
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Acorus
    Species:
    americanus
    Family:
    Acoraceae
  • Flowers:
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Spadix
  • Leaves:
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Rain Garden
    Water Garden
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Deer