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Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver' flower

Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver' - Wild Chinese Ginger from Quackin Grass Nursery

Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver'

Wild Chinese Ginger

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver' - Each heart-shaped leaf spade may grow 6 inches long by 4 inches wide cloaked in deep, dark green with more pewter splotches than the species. The one-inch diameter fantastical flowers are as if those from a mythical dark forest realm or a deep ocean creature; they are strangely beautiful and alluring, exotic in spring. Wild Chinese Ginger will form a beautiful ground cover where hardy. Plant in a humus-rich, moisture retaining soil in afternoon shade, morning sun or dappled light. Pot grown division.


Height:

5-8 in

Spread:

12-24 in

Colors:

Black Purple

Zone:

5(5b) to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Shade
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Natural Garden
  • Grouping
  • Border
  • Fragrant
  • Ground Cover
  • Woodland

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Humus Laden
  • Organic
  • Moist

Origins

  • Garden Origin
  • China

Propagated By

  • Division