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Asarum caudatum
Wild ginger · British Columbia wildginger · Long-Tail Wild Ginger · Western wild ginger · British Columbia wild ginger
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
10–35 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 6–10
Click count
185
Observations
169
Description
Source: leafsnapAsarum caudatum (British Columbia wild ginger, western wild ginger, or long-tailed wild ginger) is a plant native to rich moist forests of western North America. It has heart-shaped leaves and a three-lobed purplish flower.
🌳 The British Columbia wild ginger is an excellent choice for a border or ground cover plant due to its ability to form dense mats of intriguing foliage. Its heart-shaped, evergreen leaves add visual interest to shady rock and woodland gardens throughout the year, including winter. This plant is relatively easy to cultivate and is also resistant to deer.
🎭 Love, Money, Success
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 10–35°C
Ideal temperature: 10–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Asarum
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 6-10
- Mature Height
- 8 cm to 15 cm
- Mature Spread
- 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Brown
- Flower Size
- 2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
Tags (6)
Common Names (6)
en Wild ginger
en British Columbia wildginger
en Long-Tail Wild Ginger
en Western wild ginger
en British Columbia wild ginger
en Long-tailed wild ginger