Calamus
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Acorus calamus
Nombres relacionados: Acore odorant (francés), Acoro aromático (castellano), Acoro verdadero (castellano), Acorus odoratus (sinónimo), Aráceas (familia), Bach (hindi), Càlam (catalán), Cálamo aromático (castellano), ...
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Sweetflag
The grassy swordlike leaves of the two species of Acorus thrive at the edges of ponds in shallow water or bogs. Flowers are interesting, but not showy, yet are often mistaken for Irises.
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
also known as Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' - Flagroot, Myrtle flag, Sweet flag
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Indocalamus tessellatus
( Bamboo )
Under normal conditions this Chinese species doesn't grow more than 4 feet tall. It can be grown well in containers.
Sinocalamus
Species and varieties
Sinocalamus oldhamii synonym of Bambusa oldhamii (Clumping Giant Timber Bamboo) ...
Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa'
Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d'Anjou'
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Sweet Flag (Calamus)
Acorus calamus
Sweet flag leaves have a lemony scent. The roots have a sweet fragrance, and they were once used to flavor candy. Two species of sweet flag grow in Connecticut.
DENDROCALAMUS SPECIES See Bamboo
DIALIUM INDUM - Velvet Tamarind
A large Southeast Asian evergreen tree bearing fleshy pods with a black velvety rind and edible sweet orange-red pulp. Propagated by seed.
DILLENIA INDICA - Elephant Apple ...
Dendrocalamus minor 'Amoenus' Angel Mist Bamboo
perennial, average care
created by Palm Beach Bamboo
zones: 9b thru 11a ...
Ampelocalamus
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A one-member genus of bamboo that grows in China and Nepal.
Acorus calamus, Acorus americanus
Water Plants, Herbs
This hardy perennial requires very moist soil or up to 8" below water level. Sun or part shade. Divide in spring, leaving at least 2" of rhizome per crown. Zone 3-9 ...
Calamus was largely grown from time immemorial for its rhizomes in the East and the Indian rhizomes were imported extensively long after it was common in Europe.
Indocalamus
Thin culms with large leaves (often very). Not as rampant as Sasa, with less Winter leaf bleaching. Usually short(ish) in height and dense in foliage.
Phyllostachys ...
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' (Perennial Striped Sweet Flag)
This aroid relative (former member of the "family" before the molecular taxonomy mob ousted it) masquerades perfectly as a dramatic, upright iris.
*Acorus calamus - Sweet Flag
*Acorus gramineus - Dwarf Sweet Flag
*Alocasia macrorrhiza - Giant Alocasia
Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-Pulpit
*Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed
Aspidistra elatior - Cast Iron Plant ...
Calamus root long was used in a home remedy for colic.
Oleum calami distilled from the rhizomes for use in perfumery and medicine.
Active ingredients: Asarone and beta-Asarone ...
calamus, or sweet flag, the source of oil of calamus, used medicinally and in perfumes and soaps. Sweet flag was formerly used as a "strewing herb', to spread on the floor so that a pleasant scent would be released when trod upon.
Kalmus (Würzrohr, Acorus calamus ,
Araceae/Arales/Arecidae
) ist zwar wahrscheinlich in Indien heimisch, aber mittlerweile auf der ganzen Nordhalbkugel naturalisiert.
calamus native of the norther nhemisphere. Its root extracts are commonly used as a topical ointment or perfume base, & for centuries served Europeans some of the same medicinal uses (or randomly different uses, ...
Calamus is now naturalised in most parts of Europe. A. gramineus has a slender creeping rhizome covered with numerous grass-like leaves, from 4 to 6 inches in length.
Clump-forming bamboos grow in tight clumps and are less invasive and include: Bambusa, Chusquea, Dendrocalamus, Drepanostachyum, Fargesia, Himalayacalamus, Schizostachyum, Shibataea and Thamnocalamus.
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Bamboo plants are beautiful, versatile, and easy to grow. The young red shoots of the Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa' or the Dendrocalamus Hamiltonii bamboo adds that something extra to an Asian…
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A quarterly magazine, it has articles on Himalayacalamus hookerianus, hardy Euphorbias and an excellent article on Hippophae spp.
[260]Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 ...
It is recommended to make savory baths, mixed with mint, chamomile, sweet calamus root, lime flowers, lavender, common elder, melisa, marjoram and milfoil in the treatment of children with breathing problems.
 See also: Green, Grass, May, Flag, Bamboo
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