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Asarum canadense ''white splashed''

Canadian Wild Ginger

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Asarum canadense “white splashed” – This is a rare variegated form of Canadian Wild Ginger. Golden yellow irregular streaks and splashes emerge on new foliage. The irregular splotching matures to creamy white on the rounded leaves. It's a beautiful variegated plant on the floor of the woodland garden. Dark red / red-maroon flowers in spring. Site in dappled to open shade planted in fertile soil. Deer resistant. The species originates in North America, of course. Where "white splashed" may have been discovered, whether in the wild or not, we do not know. Pot grown division.


Height:

8 in

Colors:

Dark Red

Zone:

(2)3 to 8
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Characteristics and Attributes for Asarum canadense ''white splashed''

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
  • Edging
  • Woodland
  • Ground Cover
  • Collector Plant
  • Rock Garden
  • Specimen

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Woodland

Origins

  • North America

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown