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DESCRIPTION: Canadian Wild Ginger's glossy, textured, heart-shaped leaves remain forest green in colour throughout the season. The flowers are not ornamentally significant.
BOTANICAL NAME: Asarum canadense 'Canadian Ginger'
OTHER NAMES: American Ginger, Canada Wild Ginger, Canadian Snakeroot
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 10 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 30 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Brown
FLOWERING TIME: Late spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Deep green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Deer Resistant, Groundcover, Native
Landscape Attributes
Canadian Wild Ginger is an herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Canadian Wild Ginger is recommended for the following landscape applications:
Planting & Growing
Canadian Wild Ginger will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. It can be propagated by division.
This plant should only be grown in a shady location. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This species is native to parts of North America.
*We must be contacted within 7 days of delivery and plants must be taken care of, unplanted and watered until we can pick them up.
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