Sweet Flag

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This handsome, iris-like aquatic perennial is ideal for the shallow, sunny margins of a pond. Strap-shaped, aromatic, bright green foliage that give off a tangerine perfume when crushed and insignificant, brown, horn-like flowers in midsummer. For the best results plant in water no deeper than 22cm (9in).

Sweet Flag Characteristics

Position: full sun. Depth of water: 0-22cm (0-9in)Rate of growth: average

Flowering Period: July

Flower Colour: insignificant brown flowers.

Plant Hardiness: fully hardy.

Plant Care: Lift and seperate congested colonies every 3-4 years in spring.

Matches: Caltha palustris, Equisetum scirpoides, Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift', Aruncus dioicus, Rodgersia aesculifolia, Primula denticulata 'Alba'