Asarum canadense
$12.99 / 1 QT
Canadian Wild Ginger ·
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Description
Asarum canadense adds violet seasonal color and ornamental value.
Benefits
Helps knit plantings together, cover bare soil, and make beds feel more finished. Creates an early-season lift after winter with fresh color and growth. Fits naturally into Mid-Atlantic planting palettes and habitat-minded gardens. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Asarum canadense produces violet flowers and provides cultivar-specific ornamental interest.
Usage/Use
Mixed border, cottage garden, mass planting
| Asarum canadense | |
| Wild Ginger | |
| No | |
| Best grown in part shade to shade with average to moist moisture. | |
| Part Shade to Shade; Average to Moist moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| North America | |
| Locally Native | |
| No | |
| North America | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 8 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Shade | |
| Loam | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 1 ft | |
| 1 - 2 ft | |
| Narrow | |
| 1 - 2 ft |
| Yes | |
| Longtime | |
| Mid-Spring | |
| None | |
| Violet | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Woodland | |
| Woodland Garden | |
| Flower Interest | |
| Ground Cover | |
| Spreading | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Moist Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |