Wild Ginger
Asarum canadensis
Aristolochiaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
North America
Location
Houston and Grossman Ponds, Groundcover Collection, Mundy Wildflower Garden
Source of plant
Arrowhead Alpines, Prairie Nursery, Shady Oaks Nursery
Description
Deciduous groundcover; leaves light green, irridescent, not glossy, somewhat pubescent, the new growth very strongly pubescent; flowers brown-red, small, the perianth segments reflexed, not caudate.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4