Asarum canadense
CANADIAN WILD GINGER, CANADIAN SNAKE ROOT
Aristolochiaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 2-9b

Sunlight: warm low sun to shade

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, clay, acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.8m

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Asarum canadense
CANADIAN WILD GINGER, CANADIAN SNAKE ROOT
Aristolochiaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 2-9b

Sunlight: warm low sun to shade

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: enriched soil, clay, acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.8m

FEATURES

Flowers: n/a

Flowering Time: early spring to mid spring

Edibility: herbalist herb, edible roots


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical & oriental designs

Uses: groundcovers, border

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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