PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Dense woodland groundcover
EasyShade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 4–12 in
- Spacing
- 8–18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Moderate rhizomes
- What to buy
- Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
- When to plant
- Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.
In the design
Retain leaf litter; avoid deep mulch over crowns.
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Reference details
- Conservatism value
- 10
- Wetland indicator
- FACU