Sweet Flag is a hardy evergreen perennial swamp or bog plant with bright yellow-green spicy scented Iris-like foliage.  The fleshy spadix covered with tiny white flowers appears in June and July, followed by dark berries. Prefers full sun and moist to wet soils.  A vigorous spreader that can be used for erosion control.  Tolerates short droughts once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Keep soil moist.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens Native Gardens, Pond Edges, Water Gardens, and Containers

COMPANION PLANTS: Swamp Milkweed, Cherokee Sedge, Northern Blue Flag Iris

Image: Jack Greenlee, U.S. Forest Service, Acorus americanus USFS-1.