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Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) BARE ROOT

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) BARE ROOT

$6.99 - $6.99
$6.99
$6.99 - $6.99
$6.99

A distinctive woodland species that can be grown as a shade groundcover when planted densely! Spreads by rhizome, but is slow to do so. Flowers are distinctive but unobtrusive, and usually hidden under leaves. One of the woodland species whose seeds are dispursed by ants!

Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam

Height: 4’’-1’ 

Bloom Color: Red

Bloom Time: Apr-May

Root Type: Rhizome

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers likely attract flies and beetles. Seeds attract, and are spread by ants. Foliage is toxic and not browsed by mammals.