{"product_id":"acorus-americanus-sweet-flag","title":"Acorus americanus - Sweet Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eTBD, coming in 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 1-6, 24-36\" x 18-24\", full sun, yellowish green bloom occurs in late spring on a fleshy spadix among scrappy, bright green leaves, wants wet soil and can live in up to 9 inches of standing water\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names: \u003c\/strong\u003eSeveral-veined Sweetflag, Sweet Flag, American Sweet Flag, Belle-angelique, Sweet Sedge, Sweet Calomel, Calamus Root, Flag Root, Muskrat Root\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily: \u003c\/strong\u003eAcoraceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution: \u003c\/strong\u003eNative to Maine. Also native to Siberia. Occurs in 25 of the lower 48 states and all Canadian Provinces. It is extinct or protected in the southern part of its historical range and it is classified as an endangered species in Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e pond edges, wet fields, wetland margins, bog, marsh, lake and stream side\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe root has been used medicinally in North America and the leaves have been used to flavor beer. Some strains of the plant contain beta-asarone, a carcinogen, so proceed with caution. The leaves of this fresh water aquatic are enjoyed by muskrats. It is an attractive shore stabilizer that spreads by rhizome. This plant has been traded and relocated along travel lines in North America and numerous isolated populations occur near former settlement sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource: \u003c\/strong\u003esown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Prairie Moon Nursery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits: \u003c\/strong\u003eboth images from Wikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709888983347,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/512px-Acorus_americanus_USFS-1.jpg?v=1764693796","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/acorus-americanus-sweet-flag","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}