Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)
grows to 6-12 in
grows in part shade to full shade
prefers medium to wet soils
blooms purplish brown from April-May
natural habitat: rich mesic soils in shady deciduous forests
host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ (Lungwort), Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ (Lily Turf)
grows to 6-12 in
grows in part shade to full shade
prefers medium to wet soils
blooms purplish brown from April-May
natural habitat: rich mesic soils in shady deciduous forests
host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ (Lungwort), Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ (Lily Turf)
grows to 6-12 in
grows in part shade to full shade
prefers medium to wet soils
blooms purplish brown from April-May
natural habitat: rich mesic soils in shady deciduous forests
host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ (Lungwort), Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ (Lily Turf)