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Asarums - The Wild Gingers
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A wonderful genus, excellent as a woodland ground cover. Some have lovely deep green glossy leaves and others have splendid variegations rivalling the best Cyclamen. Each and every year I become more and more fond of these intriguing plants. These plants are slow to moderate growers with fleshy roots that take a year or so to settle in. In fact, if heavily disturbed plants often sit dormant until the next growing season. However, once established they make splendid mounds of spreading foliage that is so variable from species to species it makes you appreciate the diversity of life.

Asarums - The Wild Gingers

Asarum arifolium Evergreen Wild Ginger. 10cm pot $4.50ea
N.A.Native. Ht. 5-10cm. Z4-5. Evergreen. Triangular dark blue-green leaves splashed in variable patterns of grey and silver. Flowers red-brown and about 3cm long. This is one of the easiest and toughest of the gingers. Makes a great groundcover.

Asarum asaroides................................... 10cm pot $15.00ea
Ht. 5-10cm. Z4-5. An easy to grow Japanese species with long heart shaped leaves splashed with silvery grey markings. Rarely offered.
Asarum asperum.................................... 10cm pot $15.00ea
Ht. 5-10cm. Z5. Another evergreen woodland species from Japan. The heart shaped leaves are variably marked with silver, usually with a central silvery stripe.

Asarum canadense Wild Ginger................ 10cm pot $4.50ea
N.A.Native. Ht. 5-10cm. Z3-4. Deciduous. Light green, hairy, heart shaped leaves make this a particularly attractive ground cover for shade to part sun. Flowers are tubular and brown red.

Asarum caudatum......... 10cmpot $5.00ea, or 1gal $12.00ea
Native. Ht. 10-20cm. Z4. Deciduous . Large, light green heart shaped leaves make this a great ground cover for shade for those with patience as it is slow.

Asarum europeanum ................... $6.00ea, or 1gal $12.00ea
Ht.10cm Z4-5. A fantastic slow spreading evergreen groundcover with rounded dark green glossy leaves. Plant in shade to part sun. Always a favorite.

Asarum forbesii...................................................... $20.00ea
Ht. Z. Long arrowhead shaped foliage most often veined with pewter. The flowers are chocolate/purple with a white centre.

Asarum hartwegii....................................... 10cm pot$7.50ea
Native. Ht.15cm Z5. A lovely semi-evergreen Ginger with marbled leaves. This is a very slow growing beautiful shade perennial. We offer small 3 year old plants.

Asarum shuttleworthii............................. 10cm pot $10.00ea
N.A.Native. Ht. 5-10cm. Z3-4. Shiny leaves that are often marbled hide interesting brown-purple flowers. Slow growing but worth it.

Asarum speciosum.................................................. $11.99ea
N.A.Native. Ht. 15-25cm. Z5. This species comes from a very limited area of Alabama. Large variable mottled arrow shaped leaves form tight tufted clumps. Large black and cream flowers appear in spring. Young plants.

Asarum Splendens Select.......................... 10cm pot $7.00ea
Ht.10-16cm. Z5. Evergreen. This surprisingly hardy plant has large heart shaped leaves splashed with vivid silver markings. Flowers large and dark purple.

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