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Our native ginger is one of our most beautiful woodland ground coversbest enjoyed for its mostly evergreen carpet of deep green heart-shaped (fragrant!) leavesnot to mention the unusualother-worldly purplish-brown cupped flowers with long mousy tails extending from three flower lobes that hide and peek out from the foliage.

Asarum caudatum

While Asarum caudatum is by far the most common native species of wild gingerthere is a second worth mentioning: Asarum marmoratum is a beautiful but fairly obscure species that is found in Oregon in only a small portion of the far southwest corner of the state in the Siskiyou Mountains. It is similar in all ways to Asarum caudatumbut with striking silver markings on the leaves.

Availability

March-November - best planted March-May or September-November.

Facts: Asarum caudatum

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Genus: Asarum caudatum

Common Name: Wild Ginger

Native Range: Commonly found in moist woodlands from the Cascades west to the Pacific Coast (Asarum caudatum)in the far southwest corner of Oregonin the Siskiyou mountains (Asarum marmoratum)

Characteristics: Mostly evergreenlow growing ground coverspreading by underground rhizomes; leaves are heart-shapeddark green and leathery; flowers are thimble-shapedmaroon to brown in coloroften nestled in amongst the foliagewith thin “tails” extending away from the blossom like rays.

Culture: Wild ginger grows natively in moist woodlandswith lots of acidic humus from the litter of fallen conifer needles. Supplying a similar condition will make your plant happy to settle in and spread by those thick rhizomes to eventually make a luxurious carpet in your woodland garden.

Light: Open to deep shade

Size: 6” tall12” wide

Pests/Diseases: Slugs can be a problem for Asarum caudatum in the garden.

Find Natives for your garden

We offer a great selection of Northwest Natives from spring through fall. The plants featured are highlighted favoritesbut they do not represent ALL of the plants we carry. For a more complete listsee our Northwest Native Plant List.