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Wild gingers

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Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger. Asarum is the genitive plural of the Latin āsa meaning altar or sanctuary. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Asarum
Plant height: 6 to 10 inches tall
Higher classification: Birthwort family
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Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger. Asarum. Asarum caudatum (western wild ginger).
This elegant plant with glossy, dark green, nearly rounded leaves makes an excellent ground cover. Plants form neat clumps up to 6 inches high and remain ...
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Asarums, wild ginger plants, are small but exquisite, deer-resistant woodland perennials that thrive in moist but well-drained conditions with light shade.
The flowers are small, jug-shaped, lie on the ground and are pollinated by ants and ground beetles. Prefers moist, rich soils and does well in shade. They ...
The 70 or so species making up this genus are mainly evergreen, low-growing, and rhizomatous woodland perennials from Europe, East Asia, and North America.
Our native ginger is one of our most beautiful woodland ground covers, best enjoyed for its mostly evergreen carpet of deep green heart-shaped (fragrant!)
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Shade preference: Asarum plants favor moist, shaded sites with humus-rich soil. They are not drought tolerant and struggle in hot and humid conditions.
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Asarum splendens features large, purple and white, pitcher-shaped flowers hiding beneath long, glossy green, heart-shaped foliage with great silvery mottling.
Description. An evergreen perennial herb from rhizomes with freely-rooting, trailing stems which forms large mats and grows in moist, shady forests.
Asarum caudatum, commonly known as western wild ginger or long-tailed ginger, is a rhizomatous, evergreen perennial that grows in a clump to 6” tall spreading ...