Bloomsz Marginal Bog Plant Acorus Calamus Variegatus - Root To add a strikingly beautiful note to a pond or a water garden, plant Iris Acorus Calamus Variegatus among the other plants along the shallow borders. While the majority of the other water plants are best-known for their colorful or unusually-shaped flowers, Iris Acorus Calamus Variegatus is all about foliage! Iris-like and sword-shaped, the leaf blades are bright green with a creamy white stripe running slightly off-center. The plant is also known as Sweet Flag, probably because when the leaves are bruised or crushed they produce a sweet, tangerine-like fragrance. Pre-planted in a weighted net bag to protect the tuber from being eaten by fish, simply drop the plant in the desired place in the pond. There is no need to purchase anything else to enjoy this plant. Small white blooms that resemble mini cattails appear May through July. Winter hardy  You dont have to remove the plants from the pond or water garden during the winter. This strikingly beautiful plant is deer resistant, too!