The native form of ornamental ginger has handsome foliage and high shade tolerance making it a great choice for a woodland or shade garden. Spreads by rhizomes; poor drought tolerance requiring high organic matter soil that is constantly moist. Light to deep shade; often found on rocky sites. It does well as an edging or border plant and will naturalize in your garden.
Makes a good deciduous groundcover. Seeds readily. Tolerates drought. Flowers hidden under the leaves.
Larval Host for the
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
SIZE
SOIL
Moist, Rich, Neutral pH, Acidic, Wet
LIGHT
Part Shade, Shade
BENEFITS
Butterflies, Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
NOTES
Good, low groundcover for Eastern woodlands and shaded landscapes.
CHARACTERISTICS
Will Naturalize, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Clay, Tolerates Heavy Shade
April, May, June
Groundcover
This
flowers in
Canadian Ginger
Asarum canadense
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DESCRIPTION
The native form of ornamental ginger has handsome foliage and high shade tolerance making it a great choice for a woodland or shade garden. Spreads by rhizomes; poor drought tolerance requiring high organic matter soil that is constantly moist. Light to deep shade; often found on rocky sites. It does well as an edging or border plant and will naturalize in your garden.
Makes a good deciduous groundcover. Seeds readily. Tolerates drought. Flowers hidden under the leaves.