Asarum caudatum
zones 6-8
25 seeds
The flowers of Wild Ginger are so shy that you’ll have to get down on your hands and knees in the dirt to find them. And then you’ll feel like you ought to apologize for intruding. The unique brownish-purple blooms are found hiding under the large, heart-shaped leaves from April-July. They like moist, old-growth forest floors and tend to spread by creeping rhizomes, forming a luscious ground cover.
Wild ginger is a medicinal herb used in the same manner as its cultivated cousin. The roots and leaves are useful in treating a variety of ailments, and will also make a delicious herbal tea.
Ripe seed should be shallowly sown in autumn. Stored seed is best placed in a cold frame or other cold spot where the seeds can stratify for three months. Transplant to garden after danger of frost.
Asarum caudatum
zones 6-8
25 seeds
The flowers of Wild Ginger are so shy that you’ll have to get down on your hands and knees in the dirt to find them. And then you’ll feel like you ought to apologize for intruding. The unique brownish-purple blooms are found hiding under the large, heart-shaped leaves from April-July. They like moist, old-growth forest floors and tend to spread by creeping rhizomes, forming a luscious ground cover.
Wild ginger is a medicinal herb used in the same manner as its cultivated cousin. The roots and leaves are useful in treating a variety of ailments, and will also make a delicious herbal tea.
Ripe seed should be shallowly sown in autumn. Stored seed is best placed in a cold frame or other cold spot where the seeds can stratify for three months. Transplant to garden after danger of frost.
