Asarum canadense
Asarum canadense is the Canadian wild ginger with bell-shaped brownish-purple flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
Description:
Asarum canadense is the Canadian wild ginger with 2-4 inch wide, heart-shaped leaves held on soft, hairy leaf stalks. Bell-shaped, brownish-purple flowers emerge on short stems in spring usually concealed amongst the foliage. It will grow 4-8 inches high and 12-24 inches or more wide. Very low maintenance. Enjoys moist and well-drained soil. Naturalizes by creeping rhizomes. Use as a ground cover and edging in shady areas in the woodland and prairie garden and as an underplanting of shrubs.
Common Name: Canadian Wild Ginger
Family: Aristolochiaceae (The Birthwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 4-8"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Brown
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist to mesic forests in lowland and montane zones.
Award: GPP
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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