W ild ginger, Asarum canadense, is a low-growing deciduous plant native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Consider planting dwarf fothergilla or sessile-leaf bellwort nearby — they're both low-maintenance companion plants that grow well with wild ginger. Read the original article on House Digest ...

Wild ginger is an herbaceous, perennial plant, and one of the first to bloom in the springtime, from April to May. The plant grows 6 to 9 feet tall, with two deep green, heart-shaped leaves.

Wild ginger prefers shady areas with moist, well-drained soils that are rich in organic matter. Plants grow to be about eight inches tall, will spread via rhizomes and can form a dense ground ...

The facts: Wild ginger forms dense mats of evergreen leaves, growing only 6-8 inches high and about 12-18 inches wide. It is a real shade-lover and will appreciate a loose woodland-type soil with ...

Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; tolerates various soils ...

But the real treasure of wild ginger plants is secreted away under those verdant hearts. The flowers of wild ginger always strike me as about as peculiar and alien as any plant I can imagine, but ...

What: Asarum europaeum, aka European wild ginger, has distinctive, glossy dark green, kidney-shaped leaves and grows as a tight and compact groundcover. This wild ginger is ideal for deep shade ...