Asarum splendens
Showy wild ginger, Chinese wild ginger, Splendid Chinese wild ginger, Splendid ginger
Asarum Asarum
A. splendens - A. splendens is a clump-forming, slowly-spreading, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen perennial bearing glossy, heart-shaped, dark green leaves with silvery-grey markings and cup-shaped, purple-brown flowers borne at soil level in spring.
Asarum splendens is: Semi evergreen
Compact, Mat Forming, Spreading
Dark-purple, Brown in Spring
Dark-green, Silvery-grey, Mottled in All seasons
Cut back untidy foliage in late winter or early spring, before the flowers emerge.
Allow pods to dry on plant and then break open to collect seeds. Sow as soon as ripe in cold frame.
Division, Seed
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Asarum splendens (Showy wild ginger) will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, preferable neutral to acid soil in full to partial shade. Evergreen in mild climates.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Asarum splendens
Showy wild ginger, Chinese wild ginger, Splendid Chinese wild ginger, Splendid ginger
Asarum Asarum
A. splendens - A. splendens is a clump-forming, slowly-spreading, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen perennial bearing glossy, heart-shaped, dark green leaves with silvery-grey markings and cup-shaped, purple-brown flowers borne at soil level in spring.
Semi evergreen
Compact, Mat Forming, Spreading
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Dark-purple, Brown in Spring
Dark-green, Silvery-grey, Mottled in All seasons
Cut back untidy foliage in late winter or early spring, before the flowers emerge.
Allow pods to dry on plant and then break open to collect seeds. Sow as soon as ripe in cold frame.
Division, Seed
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Asarum splendens (Showy wild ginger) will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, preferable neutral to acid soil in full to partial shade. Evergreen in mild climates.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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