Sweet Flag is a bog garden plant and can be stored in sealed plant containers, but also grows on 'normal' ground in the garden. It requires moist (or wet) loamy soil and can be sown in nutritious muddy compost, as well as in a pot standing in water. Sweet Flag seeds planted in December germinate the following spring. Otherwise, it is recommended to sow them and keep them at about 15 °C for 3 days, then leave them to germinate in the refrigerator at 0-5 °C and check for germinating seeds regularly. Loves lots of sun.
Other names
| Botanical name: |
Acorus calamus, A. aromaticus, Calamus aromaticus, Oronthium cochinchinensis |
| German names: |
Indischer Kalmus, Kaninchenwurz, Kaninchenwurzel, Karremanswurz, Karremanswurzel, Schwertheu, Magenbrand, Magenwurz, Nagenwurz, Ackerwurz, Würtzriedt, Gewürzkalmus, Rotting, Zehrwurz, Echter Kalmus, Gewürzkalmus, Karmswuttel, Kolmas, Magenwurz, Schwanenbrot, Sigge |
| French names: |
Acore Odorant, Jonc Odorant, Roseau Aromatique, Acore Vrai, Canne Aromatique, Schoenante |
| English names: |
Sweet Flag, Calamus, Beewort, Bitter Pepper Root, Calamus Root, Flag Root, Gladdon, Myrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Root, Myrtle Sedge, Pine Root, Rat Root, Sea Sedge, Sweet Cane, Sweet Cinnamon, Sweet Grass, Sweet Myrtle, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Sedge |
| Spanish names: |
Cálamo Aromático, Ácoro Aromático, Ácoro Cálamo, Cálamo Acuático, Ácoro Verdadero |
| Italian names: |
Calamo Aromatico |
