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Western Wild Ginger in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Asarum caudatum

 

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum - 'Western Wild Ginger' is native to rich moist forests of parts of western North America. It is an evergreen perennial, that forms mats of kidney-shaped leaves and cup-shaped, hairy, brown-purple flowers with 3 long, curbed lobes, that appear in Summer under - and often hidden by - the leaves.The leaves have a ginger aroma when rubbed. Although 'ginger' appears in their common name, they are not related to ginger - Zingiber officinalis. The common name of ginger comes from the aroma of the leaves

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plant Features
  • Western Wild Ginger likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Western Wild Ginger likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Western Wild Ginger is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Western Wild Ginger likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Western Wild Ginger

Latin name

Asarum caudatum

type

evergreen perennial

family

Aristolochiaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Western Wild Ginger likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Western Wild Ginger is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Western Wild Ginger likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Western Wild Ginger likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Western Wild Ginger is 0.50meters x 0.15meters 0.50 M 0.15 M

Asarum caudatum

Asarum caudatum - 'Western Wild Ginger' is native to rich moist forests of parts of western North America. It is an evergreen perennial, that forms mats of kidney-shaped leaves and cup-shaped, hairy, brown-purple flowers with 3 long, curbed lobes, that appear in Summer under - and often hidden by - the leaves.The leaves have a ginger aroma when rubbed. Although 'ginger' appears in their common name, they are not related to ginger - Zingiber officinalis. The common name of ginger comes from the aroma of the leaves


Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

This is a woodland plant, and so to grow it successfully woodland conditions need to be replicated. Plant in moist, free-draining, humus-rich, preferably slightly acidic soil in, preferably, partial shade. They do like a little morning sun. They can also be grown in containers, given the same conditions

 

Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Late Summer

The flowers, which are usually hidden under the leaves, appear in Summer

 

Propagating by division

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Divide the rhizomes when the plant is dormant, in Autumn. Dig up the whole clump, or a section of the clump, and shake off the soil. You will see a clump of fleshy rhizomes with many shoots. Remove any dead or unhealthy rhizomes, and divide the rest, making sure each division has at least two or three shoots. Re-plant immediately where required

 
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