25 WILD GINGER Asarum Canadense Canadian Heart Snakeroot Flower Herb Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: Wild Ginger OTHER COMMON NAMES: Canadian Ginger / Indian Ginger / Vermont Snakeroot / Heart Snakeroot / Southern Snakeroot / Black Snakeroot / Colt's Foot / Coltsfoot Snakeroot SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asarum Canadense COLOR: Reddish Purple PLANT SEEDS: Stratify BLOOM TIME: April - June HARDINESS ZONE: 2 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12" PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Shade SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Moist QUANTITY: 25 Seeds OTHER: Asarum Canadense, commonly called Wild Ginger, is native to The US & Canada. This plant has many traditional Native American medicinal uses. No longer as common as it once was, Wild Ginger is listed as a threatened species in Maine. This woodland plant enjoys shade & moist soil, but can tolerate some dry spells. Wild Ginger is deer & rabbit resistant, & makes an excellent ground cover. The plants have a neat clumping habit & heart shaped leaves that can grow as large as 6” across. The cup shaped flowers are a l