Asarum europaeum
European wild ginger
- Groundcover
- Beautiful deep green, shiny foliage
- Dense, mounding, spreading habit
- Easy to grow
- Great for shady, moist areas
- Category: Perennial
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Height: 4-6 in
- Spread: 12-18 in
- Bloom Color: Green Shades
The "Tiffany" of shade groundcovers, European Ginger will entice you with its amazing, deep green, shiny foliage and its dense, mounding, spreading habit. This plant's superb foliage has no peer and its ease of growth in shady, moist areas will have you searching your yard for more planting spots.
Attributes
| • | Rock Garden |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Maintenance and Care
| • | Low Maintenance |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Flower Color
| • | Purple |
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Asarum europaeum
Plant in a shaded area in moist, organic, and slightly acidic soil. Evergreen in mild winters. Very easy to divide in the spring or fall. Is very drought tolerant once established.