Acorus Calamus - Sweet Flag Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil
- Flowers: June - July
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Depth: 1 - 15cm
- Height: 60 - 90cm
- Native to British Isles: Naturalised
- Position: Full Sun / Part Shade
The Acorus Calamus has iris like dark green foliage with a little green horn shaped bloom. This marginal pond plant has been use in medical cures and fragrances since Egyptian times.
The sweet flag requires little maintenance. In autumn it is advised to trim back, just above the water level any dead leaves, leaving a little cover for new shoots to grow.
The Acorus calamus - sweet flag pond plant is available in at least one or more of the following sizes
- 9cm square pot (9x9x10cm)
- 1 Litre square basket (11x11x11cm)
- 3 Litre hexagonal basket (18x18x16cm)
- 5 Litre square basket (24x24x14cm)
- 10 Litre square basket (29x29x19cm)
- 30 Litre square basket (40x40x28cm)
Planting Marginal Pond Plants
We recommend any pond plants supplied in 9cm pots are replanted into larger aquatic planting baskets, while pond plants supplied in 1 litre aquatic baskets and above can remain as they are, as they will already have room to grow.
It is worth bearing in mind that taller plants such as Iris's & grasses may benefit from a deeper larger basket, as they can be prone to blowing over in the wind, these deeper baskets will provide some counter balance against the wind, as well as plenty of room for root growth.
Spreading and rafting pond plants can be planted into shallower baskets should you wish, but remember they will still need plenty of room for growth, so it is always worth while replanting them regularly to ensure the best possible display.
It may be possible to place some marginals directly into a planting area such as a bog garden.
