Covers the floor of central European, Scandinavian, Russian and west Siberian woods, as ivy does in British woods. Round kidney-shaped leaves of rich glossy green on slowly creeping surface shoots eventually make rounded, evergreen carpets. Dull red to purple flowers crouch unseen except by fertilising flies and beetles.
Asarum europaeum
Wild ginger
Details
| Aspect | Shade |
| Flower Colour | Green | Purple |
| Flowering Period | Mar | Apr |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Hakonechloa, Epimedium |
| Growth Habit | Mat-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 10cm |
| Soil | Most types |
| Spread | 30cm |
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