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Sweetflag (Acorus Americanus) Native Growing Regions: Alaska Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin

• Category: Monocot
• Genus: Acorus
• Family: Acoraceae
• Order: Arales
• Class: Liliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N)
• State T/E Status: PA (E)
• State T/E Common Name: PA (sweet flag)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: Yes
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
• Foliage Texture: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Color: Green
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Rhizomatous
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height Mature (feet): 3.9
• Leaf Retention: Yes
• Lifespan: Moderate
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: No
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: High
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: None
• Fertility Requirement: Medium
• Fire Tolerance: None
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: High
• pH (Minimum): 5.6
• pH (Maximum): 7.2
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 3450
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 4800
• Precipitation (Minimum): 16
• Precipitation (Maximum): 65
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
• Bloom Period: Late Spring
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: No
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: No
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: No
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: High
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

Sweetflag (Acorus Americanus)

Acorus Americanus, or more commonly know as Sweetflag, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Acorus. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 3.9 feet at maturity. It’s duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is intolerant of shade. Acorus Americanus or Sweetflag‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

Tags: Acoraceae, Acorus, Arales, Forb/herb, Green, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta, Moderate, Monocot, Perennial, Rhizomatous

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