Sweetflag

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.

Dwarf Variegated Sweetflag [English]: Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Dwarf Velvet Sage [English]: Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
Dwarf Violet [English]: Viola 'Yokushimana nana'
Dwarf Violet Iris [English]: Iris verna ...

Some of its uses for Japanese Sweetflag are merely mystical, as for example when Thai Buddhist herbalists recommend it for "awareness blockage" to assist the mind in achieving nirvana.

Acorus gramineus - Japanese Sweetflag
Carex species - Sedge
Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern Sea Oats
Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair Grass
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola' - Japanese Forest Grass
Sasa veitchii - Veitch's Bamboo ...

Sweet Flag, Dwarf Variegated
Zebra Rush
Sedge, Silver Variegated Japanese
Sweetflag, Dwarf Variegated
Sweetflag, Variegated
Horsetail, Dwarf
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See also: Grass, Sedge, Calamus, India, May