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Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'

Easy care, vibrant and versatile

Grown by Caroline

Enfield

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Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants
Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants
Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants

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The highlights

  • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
  • Narrow, sword shaped leaves outlined in creamy yellow
  • Compact and perfect for pots
  • Best colours are produced in full sun

Description

  • Vibrant and colourful foliage which grows in long slender spikes with a creamy yellow outline to each leaf. Acorus produces tiny green-yellow flowers in May, followed by reddish berries
  • A beneficial pond edge plant for attracting wildlife, offering cover for emerging creatures including froglets and newly hatched dragonflies
  • Fully hardy, low maintenance and unbothered by pests and diseases
  • The decorative foliage has a pleasant aromatic scent when crushed
  • Grow in a sunny or partly shaded position around ponds, rain and bog gardens, streams and lakes. This variety is compact enough to grow in pots or mini ponds

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L aquatic pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 x 1L pots
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 9cm Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

30cm

Eventual spread:

15-30cm
Spreads approx 15-30cm
15-30cm
Spreads approx 15-30cm
15-30cm
Spreads approx 15-30cm

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Green, Yellow
Tiny, inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers
Green, Yellow
Tiny, inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers
Green, Yellow
Tiny, inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers

Habit:

Upright, clump forming
Spreading clumps of upright leaves
Upright, clump forming
Spreading clumps of upright leaves
Upright, clump forming
Spreading clumps of upright leaves

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H6 - Hardy in all areas of the UK, does not require winter protection.
Fully hardy
H6 - Hardy in all areas of the UK, does not require winter protection.
Fully hardy
H6 - Hardy in all areas of the UK, does not require winter protection.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30cm
Plant 30cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally unaffected by any pests or diseases

Keep well watered

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out, watering well if planted in a border

Full sun to partial shade

Grows best in full sun - but this plant appreciates some shade in the afternoon

Wet, poorly drained soil

Any poorly drained soil is fine - plant in the shallow waters at the edge of a pond or if planted in a border, keep the soil wet

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from pond water or soil. ?v=1613301060

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Meet Caroline

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Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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