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Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) seeds

The Marsh Plant is a very old, well-known healing plant. Used in Indian Ayurveda as well as by different Indian tribes of North America.
Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: ACO02

GTIN: 4250601200361

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Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus) is a marshland plant with citrus fruit-scented leaves used since Hippocrates' day (460-377 BC) for curing toothache and dysentery. An infusion made from its roots is good for the stomach. Calamus was used by the Cree Indians in divine worship and is also mentioned in the Bible as providing the holy oil for anointing altar and sacred vessels in Exodus. Known as 'Vacha', it is a highly valued medicinal plant in Ayurveda.

The plant contains flavourings. Similar to the vanilla bean, the young leaves can be used for seasoning desserts. The boiled root can be eaten as a root vegetable. It has a pleasant, aromatic scent and is slightly hot.

Plant description

Species:	Acoraceae
Root system:	Rhizome
Flower colour:	Yellow Green
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate
Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Flowering months:	June July
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	40 cm
Row spacing:	50 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
When to sow outdoors:	November December

Sweet Flag is a bog garden plant and can be stored in sealed plant containers, but also grows on 'normal' ground in the garden. It requires moist (or wet) loamy soil and can be sown in nutritious muddy compost, as well as in a pot standing in water. Sweet Flag seeds planted in December germinate the following spring. Otherwise, it is recommended to sow them and keep them at about 15 °C for 3 days, then leave them to germinate in the refrigerator at 0-5 °C and check for germinating seeds regularly. Loves lots of sun.

Other names

Botanical name:	Acorus calamus, A. aromaticus, Calamus aromaticus, Oronthium cochinchinensis
German names:	Indischer Kalmus, Kaninchenwurz, Kaninchenwurzel, Karremanswurz, Karremanswurzel, Schwertheu, Magenbrand, Magenwurz, Nagenwurz, Ackerwurz, Würtzriedt, Gewürzkalmus, Rotting, Zehrwurz, Echter Kalmus, Gewürzkalmus, Karmswuttel, Kolmas, Magenwurz, Schwanenbrot, Sigge
French names:	Acore Odorant, Jonc Odorant, Roseau Aromatique, Acore Vrai, Canne Aromatique, Schoenante
English names:	Sweet Flag, Calamus, Beewort, Bitter Pepper Root, Calamus Root, Flag Root, Gladdon, Myrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Root, Myrtle Sedge, Pine Root, Rat Root, Sea Sedge, Sweet Cane, Sweet Cinnamon, Sweet Grass, Sweet Myrtle, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Sedge
Spanish names:	Cálamo Aromático, Ácoro Aromático, Ácoro Cálamo, Cálamo Acuático, Ácoro Verdadero
Italian names:	Calamo Aromatico

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Me llegó a tiempo y bien empacadas las semillas.

Danira Ramírez , 13.07.2017

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