I divided into two before planting. In less than a year, both sections have doubled and I'm ready to divide again. It's a nice contrast...Read More near rocks or dark foliage and it looks good against mulch. I have the dwarf species so it is compact and doesn't take over my garden.
Hanover Twp., PA (Zone 6a) | January 2005 | positive
I know that this plant should have moisture but thank goodness plants can't read what we write about them. Mine is in part sun growing u...Read Morender an oak tree along the sidewalk. I give it no extra water and it has done fine in this spot for three years now.
One of the most striking and certainly the cutest of the sweet flags, this dwarf golden form makes a slowly spreading tuft of tiny golden...Read More evergreen grass-like foliage. A. 'Minimus Aureus' makes a bright little groundcover in moist areas or a feature between stepping stones... a real highlight in the woodland garden.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | August 2001 | neutral
Easily grown in average, medium wet to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Grows well in both boggy conditions (including very shallow w...Read Moreater) and consistently moist garden soils. Scorched leaf tips will occur if soils are allowed to dry out. Appreciates some relief from hot summer sun (e.g., afternoon shade or filtered sun) when grown in hot summer climates. Slowly naturalizes by spreading roots, but is not invasive. May not be reliably winter hardy in the northern areas of USDA Zone 5. Evergreen in warm winter climates.
There are only 2 species in this genus of grass like evergreen perennials from stream banks and marshes in the northern hemispere. ...Read More
This species is native to Janpan and has soft, curved leaves under 12" long and about 1/4" wide. The flowers spikes are about 1" long and appear in spring and summer. Sweet flags are easily grown in any boggy spot or in shallow water at pond edges. They need no maintenance except for cutting back to limit their spread.
I divided into two before planting. In less than a year, both sections have doubled and I'm ready to divide again. It's a nice contrast...Read More
I know that this plant should have moisture but thank goodness plants can't read what we write about them. Mine is in part sun growing u...Read More
One of the most striking and certainly the cutest of the sweet flags, this dwarf golden form makes a slowly spreading tuft of tiny golden...Read More
Easily grown in average, medium wet to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Grows well in both boggy conditions (including very shallow w...Read More
There are only 2 species in this genus of grass like evergreen perennials from stream banks and marshes in the northern hemispere.
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