Name: Chinese wild ginger (Asarum splendens)
Zone: 5 to 9
Size: 6 to 8 inches tall and 1 foot wide
Shade Tolerance: Dappled to full shade
The leaves of Chiese wild ginger feel as if they were made out of dark green Naugahyde
and splashed with metalic paint. It is evergreen to 10F but will guickly reappear in spring
if it freezes. Plants spread quickly by underground rhizomes, forming a thick mat of foliage,
that crowds out weeds.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
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