5 Wild Ginger Asarum Canadense Canadian Heart Snakeroot Flower Herb Seeds

• Name: Wild Ginger
• Other Common Names: Canadian Ginger / Indian Ginger / Vermont Snakeroot / Heart Snakeroot / Southern Snakeroot / Black Snakeroot / Colt's Foot / Coltsfoot Snakeroot
• Scientific Name: Asarum Canadense
• Color: Reddish Purple
• Plant Seeds: Stratify
• Bloom Time: April - June
• Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8
• Plant Height: 6 - 12"
• Plant Spacing: 9 - 12"
• Light Requirements: Shade
• Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Moist
• Quantity: 25 Seeds
• Other: Asarum Canadense, Commonly Called Wild Ginger, Is Native To The Us & Canada. This Plant Has Many Traditional Native American Medicinal Uses. No Longer As Common As It Once Was, Wild Ginger Is Listed As A Threatened Species In Maine. This Woodland Plant Enjoys Shade & Moist Soil, But Can Tolerate Some Dry Spells. Wild Ginger Is Deer & Rabbit Resistant, & Makes An Excellent Ground Cover. The Plants Have A Neat Clumping Habit & Heart Shaped Leaves That Can Grow As Large As 6” Across. The Cup Shaped Flowers Are A Lovely Reddish Color With 3 Leaves Or Petals. Butterflies Will Enjoy Visiting The Blooms, & Wild Ginger Is Also A Host Plant For The Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly. While They Are Different From Culinary Ginger Zingiber Officinale, The Roots Of Asarum Canadense Do Have A Similar Gingery Fragrance.