Plant: Ogon - Acorus Grass - Variegated
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
More about this plant
Ogon sweetflag is a dwarf Japanese sweetflag that forms fan-shaped clumps of yellow, grass-like leaves about 1 foot high, spreading slowly by rhizomes. It grows in moist to wet soil in full sun to part shade, with some afternoon shade best in hot summers, and brightens pond edges, wet spots, edging and moist containers; dry soil can scorch the leaves.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
Plant description
Ogon sweetflag is a dwarf Japanese sweetflag that forms fan-shaped clumps of yellow, grass-like leaves about 1 foot high, spreading slowly by rhizomes. It grows in moist to wet soil in full sun to part shade, with some afternoon shade best in hot summers, and brightens pond edges, wet spots, edging and moist containers; dry soil can scorch the leaves.
- Flowers
- Small flowers on a lateral spike up to 4 inches long, May to June.
- Foliage
- Narrow grass-like linear leaves 6 to 18 inches long and about 1/4 inch wide, glossy, sweetly scented when crushed.
- Fruit
- Small fleshy red berries follow the flowers.
- Native range
- Japan, Korea and eastern Asia
