Wild Ginger
Also Known As:
Canadian GingerBotanical Name:
Asarum canadense- Deep red to brown flowers
- Flowers are hidden under velvety dark green heart-shaped foliage
- Native to the Ontario woodlands
- Bloom Time: Late spring
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Red
Height
20 cm-30 cm
Spread
30 cm-50 cm
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Wild Ginger
Exposure
- Full Shade
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Moist to Wet Soils
- Well-drained
Growth Rate
- Slow
Foliage Colour
- Green
Attributes
- Fragrant
- Low Maintenance
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Lt. Spr-Sum
Shape
- Spreading
Garden Uses
- Border/edging
- Ground cover
- Naturalizing
- Woodland/woods edge
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Shade-loving perennial, native to Ontario woodlands. 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.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario Asarum canadense should not be confused with the culinary ginger, Zingiber officinale, although Native Americans dried the roots as a ginger substitute.
Size: 9pt
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