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Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling'

Also Known As

Ling Ling Panda Face Ginger

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 5"-6"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

7b-10b

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Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling' plant details

Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with chartreuse, green and variegated foliage. In spring black and white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: aristolochiaceae
Foliage: evergreen chartreuse, green and variegated
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 5 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: black and white blooms in spring
Uses: easy-to-grow, heart-shaped leaves, showy, unique

GROWING CONDITIONS for Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling'

USDA Zones: 7b - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 7. Green leaves with silver bloches. Evergreen

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Asarum 'Ling Ling' is a wild ginger with heart-shaped, bright green foliage with minty silver blotches. The incredible flowers are black with white lobes around the centre and smell like mushrooms. Evergreen. Grow in a container or in the ground. Protect new growth from slugs.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

From China: Glossy rich green leaves with a pale patterning cohabit with 3 inch diameter black velvet flowers with pinkish-white inner banding. The flowers (May, June) are a world apart from your petunias. (This is not the culinary ginger.) 10" tall ground cover.Minimum temperature: -10°F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

"Ling-Ling" is truly a maxed out Chinese wild ginger with large green heart shaped leaves with great pale green patterning on each auricle of the leaf. Totally boggling 2" wide black flowers with a wide white band - it's just so Panda! Great in a hanging basket or the moist shade garden.