asarum canadense (wild ginger) native
$10.95
- deep red to brown flowers
- flowers are hidden under velvety dark green heart-shaped foliage
- native to the ontario woodlands
- bloom time: late spring
- asarum canadensis should not be confused with the culinary ginger, zingiber officinale, although native americans dried the roots as a ginger substitute
- zone 4
- height 20-30cm
- spread 30-50cm
- colour red
- shade-loving perennial
- easy to grow ground cover spreading by rhizomes
- asarum can tolerate different amounts of moisture, from average to wet, but not prolonged wet
- grows best in a well-drained, acidic soil
- no significant disease or pest issues
- partial sun/shade full shade
- low maintenance
- ground cover
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)