Asarum Species, Canadian Snakeroot, Canadian Wild Ginger, Indian Ginger, Wild Ginger
Asarumcanadense
Synonym
Asarum
canadense var. acuminatum
Asarum
canadense var. ambiguum
Asarum
canadense var. reflexum
I have found this plant to be fast spreading. it is planted in moist shade under deciduous trees. I have had to dig up to control the a...Read More
I planted some bare roots ten days ago and some are already flowering! They may just go wild in an area where I have never gotten anythi...Read More
The only native plant that can choke out garlic mustard! That's why I love it. Perfect ground cover for a shady spot.
Cana...Read More
I really wanted this plant to succeed under my two big silver maples. If it did well, I wanted to replace some of the lawn with it. But...Read More
A pretty hardy shade plant; I've found it does fairly well in drier areas, too. Blooms in May in my garden.
Please be careful of consumption. Some indication that a chemical in asarum can damage your kidneys.
I love this little plant and really like the idea of being able to use it as a Ginger substitute. I had transplanted a couple of the pla...Read More
The following information is from Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America by Fernald & Kinsey.
“The rootstock has a ...Read More
It is also the most cold tolerant of all the Wild Gingers. I collected my plants in zone 3b even thought some books has the habit of sayi...Read More
The round, smoky green leaves of Asaram canadense are subtly beautiful. It currently grows half-wild in the darker edges of my garden, ...Read More
The leaves of this wild ginger are quite large and seem to be made of velveteen . It does make a very attractice ground cover. I have min...Read More
I found this beautiful ground cover in my back yard under an oak tree, didn't know what it was, just saw it everywhere and it doesn't die...Read More
Cute little groundcover for a woodland garden. Does fine in fairly dense shade and clay soil.
Wonderful plant, whether for a groundcover or as a specimen. If it is planted on a slope, the flowers are apparent, and fascinating to s...Read More
Asarum is a genus of approximately 70 species of low-growing, rhizomatous perennials occurring in woodlands. They have large, usually gl...Read More