1 / 5Key characteristics
- Family
- Acoraceae
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flower color
- Greenish-yellow
- Foliage color
- Golden-yellow
- Bloom time
- Late spring to early summer
- Light
- Partial to full shade
- Water
- Consistently moist to wet soil
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- 5 to 9
- Wildlife
- May provide shelter for small animals and insects
Groundcovers
Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’
Golden Variegated Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' is a striking ornamental grass-like plant with vibrant golden-yellow foliage. This perennial herbaceous plant grows from rhizomes, forming dense clumps of linear, strap-like leaves that are about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and have a glossy texture. In late spring to early summer, it may produce small, inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers on a spadix, but its main ornamental appeal comes from its colorful foliage.
Works well in
- Borders
- Woodland Gardens
- Containers
- Rock Gardens
Companion plants
Hostas · Ferns · Ligularia · Japanese Iris · Astilbes · Heucheras
Design tip
Plant along pond edges, streams, or shaded pathways where its golden foliage brightens darker spaces and defines graceful borders.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen in the perennial border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
More groundcovers
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’
Cape Blanco Stonecrop
Blooms bright yellow
Full sun to partial shade
Anemone x lipsiensis
Lipsi's Anemone
Blooms soft yellow blossoms, sometimes with yellow center; petals may be slightly ruffled
Part shade
Lysimachia congestiflora ‘Persian Chocolate’
Persian Chocolate Moneywort
Blooms small, cup-shaped yellow flowers
Prefers partial to full shade
Epimedium x rubrum
Red Barrenwort
Blooms bright pink-red outer sepals with pale yellow inner petals
Partial shade to full shade