Description
Attracts: ButterfliesUsually grown as a ground cover in shady areas. Woodland gardens, native plant gardens or naturalized areas. Also may be used for edging.
Canadian Snakeroot is a deciduous species of Wild Ginger that is native to the woodlands of eastern North America. They grow 6inch-8inch tall, forming a dense, mat of dull green, 3inch-5inch, heart shaped leaves on hairy stems. They produce inconspicuous, inch, deep maroon flowers in the spring.
Plant Specifications
| Common Name | wild ginger |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 0.50 to 1.00 feet |
| Flower Colour | greenish-purple flowers |
| Bloom Time | April to May |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
Wild ginger prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Easy to grow.
Asarum canadense care
Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil, in part shade to full shade. Prefers constantly moist, acidic soils in heavy shade. Spreads slowly by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover for shade areas.
| Sunlight | Part shade to full shade |
| Watering | Medium to wet |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 40F. |
| Fertilizer | Apply for organic fertilizer |
Asarum canadense special feature
This is a first-rate groundcover plant for shady areas, native to the woodlands of Eastern North America. It forms a solid patch of downy green kidney-shaped leaves, with ground-hugging brown flowers hiding beneath.
Asarum canadense uses
Ornamental Use:
- Good, low groundcover for Eastern woodlands and shaded landscapes
Medicinal Use:
- Stimulant, carminative, tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic
Culinary Use:
- The root of this spring flower has a strong ginger-like odor and, when cooked with sugar, can be used as a substitute for ginger