European Ginger Wildflower Perennial - Asarum europaeum - Gallon Pot

Wildflower that performs equally well in the shaded garden. Grown for its foliage as the flowers are rather inconspicuous. European ginger is a shade-loving, glossy, and evergreen plant perfect for your collection. Also known as Asarum europaeum, the plant is grown as ground cover, and slowly spreads to form a 6″ deep, dark green carpet of heart-shaped leaves. With radiant bell-shaped blooms appearing from late spring to early summer, the flowers often go unnoticed as the foliage is dense and thick. Asarum europaeum is one of the 60-70 species belonging to the family of Aristolochiaceae. These are woodland perennials that are part of the genus Asarum. This plant itself doesn’t have any specific cultivars. However, it has a North American cousin with the name of wild ginger with rhizomes that smell and taste like ginger. The characteristics of the leaves include a dark green shade, shiny texture and patterning. Under favorable conditions, the plants spread quickly and vigorously as ground cover, as they self-seed.