Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
The roots of wild ginger smell similar to the ginger used in cooking, though the plants are not related.
Aristolochiaceae / Birthwort Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 30cm in height (12inches).
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only.
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Wild ginger
Asarum europaeum ...
Wild Ginger
A ginger-like scent comes from these 7- to 10-inch perennials when their lush, heart-shaped leaves or spreading roots are cut or bruised. Flowers bloom in spring.
Wild Ginger
Prepared by George M. Dickert. Horticulture Extension Agent, Spartanburg County, Clemson University. (New 08/09.)
HGIC 1113 ...
This wild ginger is an evergreen groundcover with heart-shaped, shiny leaves that are often marbled. Its interesting brown-purple flowers hide beneath the foliage.
Noteworthy characteristics: This is a slow-growing ginger, but worth it.
- Western wild ginger
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This beautiful groundcover plant has notable leaves. They are shiny and round, often ending in a slight point.
Wild gingers have a decidedly creeping form with flowers produced at ground level so that only slugs and the most observant naturalist ever notice them.
Wild gingers are members of the Artistolochiacea (Birthwort) family. This is a very small family of five genera, most of the species being of tropical origin.
Wild Ginger Plant
According to the University of Vermont Extension, wild ginger plants get their common name from the scent of their leaves and roots, which resembles that of ginger. European settlers used the plant as…
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Giant Wild Ginger:
Asarum delavayi
We have at last count five kinds of wild ginger; three are native, two are not.
Heart snakeroot, European wild ginger, hazelwort (Asarum canadense, Asarum europaeum)
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Heartleaf bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia)
Hebe (Hebe species) ...
(Wild Ginger)
Aspidistra sp. (Cast Iron Plant)
Athyrium sp. (Lady Fern)
Bambusa multiplex (Clumping Bamboo)
Baptisia sp. and hybrids (Redneck Lupine)
Borinda sp. (Clumping Bamboo)
Brugmansia sp. and hybrids (Angel Trumpet) ...
Asarum hartwegii ‘Wild Ginger'
Asarums are low growing, woodland perennials, found in parts of Europe, Asia and N. America, that get their colloquial name because their rhizomes have a scent resembling ginger.
European wild ginger (Asarum europaeum) Zone 5
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) Zone 5
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Hellebore foliage combines well with other shade-loving perennials like wild ginger (Asarum), cyclamen or Pulmonaria, as well as with bulbs such as snowdrops or miniature daffodils. Plant these combinations under open shrubs or trees with high shade.
Aegopodium leodograria (Bishopsweed) Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed) Arabis caucasia (Rock cress) Asarum (wild ginger, evergreen wild ginger) Bergenia (Saxifrage) Convallaria (Lily-of-the-Valley) Epimedium Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper Euonymus) Galax ...
A bank of forest-green moss beautifully displays the silvery spears of a clump of wild ginger. A colorful carpet of trout lilies, phlox, bluebells, and bleeding-hearts announce the arrival of spring.
spring beauty, wild ginger, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, hepatica, toothworts, and trilliums) occur in the same habitat as garlic mustard.
Aristolochia macrophylla (Dutchman's Pipe)
Asarum canadense (Canadian Wild Ginger)
Asarum caudatum (British Columbia Wild Ginger)
Asarum europaeum (Hazelwort, European Wild Ginger)
Hexastylis shuttleworthii (Largeflower Heartleaf) ...
Nombres relacionados: Aristolochiaceae (familia), Asaro de Canadá (castellano), Black snakeweed (inglés), Canada snakeroot (inglés), Canadian wild ginger (inglés), Canadian wildginger (inglés), Coltsfoot snakeroot (inglés), False coltsfoot (inglés), ...
Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wild ginger, Western wild ginger, or long-tailed wild ginger) is native to rich moist forests of western North America from British Columbia to California and as far east as western Montana.
Alternate name:
Canadian Wild Ginger
Family:
Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort view all from this family ...
Red ginger lily, torch lily, torch ginger, wild ginger, combrang, bunga kantan, bunga siantan, Philippine wax flower, xiang bao jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, boca de dragón, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain Rose.
Family ...
Native alternatives to Japanese honeysuckle for use in home landscaping include trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), and trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). Wild ginger (Asarum canadensis) is an ...
Asarum canadense (Aristolochiaceae) -- This member of the "Birthwort" family can be used (the roots) like commercial ginger. It is an low, unobtrusive plant, and the flowers are well hidden. Wild ginger blooms in spring. (Photographed in PA) ...
The family also includes the North American wild ginger (Asarum canadense), unrelated to the true gingers of Asia. The Aristolochiaceae are classified in the division , class Magnoliopsida, order Aristolochiales.
Wild Ginger Farm offers excellent advice to start a rock garden. Along with detailed information, the site offers gorgeous photographs of all the elements of a rock garden, including close ups of some of the plants.
 See also: Ginger, Asarum, Green, May, Evergreen
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