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Asarum caudatum f. album

Also Known As

Asarum caudatum alba
Long-Tailed Ginger
White Flowered Western Wild Ginger

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 4"-6"
W: 36"-72"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Asarum caudatum f. album plant details

Asarum caudatum f. album is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring and summer green and white flowers emerge followed by green fruit. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Asarum caudatum f. album

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: aristolochiaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 36 IN - 72 IN - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: green and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: fragrant, heart-shaped leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Asarum caudatum f. album

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug, humidity
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Asarum caudatum f. album commonly known as the western wild ginger, hails from the moist forests and mountains of western North America including BC. It has attractive, somewhat glossy, heart-shaped foliage which combines well with lacy ferns and bleeding hearts. Loose, rich soil allows its rhizomes to form wide, evergreen to semi-evergreen patches that can endure some summer drought once established. This special form has creamy-white flowers comprised of 3-petals with long tapering wisps that emerge in spring to summer underneath the foliage. Leaves and roots are aromatic when crushed. Resistant to deer, rabbit, snails and slugs.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

(WHITE FLOWERED WESTERN WILD GINGER) West coast native to moist, shaded woods in conifer litter… pretty, rounded evergreen leaves on short stems, 3-4” tall create a thick green carpet that spreads about a foot a year. Spidery white flowers peek out from under foliage in spring, easy. Takes some summer dry when established. USDA Z7 3"pots

By: Secret Garden Growers

A lover of loose, leafy soil, this native of western North America grows in the deep shade of redwood forests and pine woods, spreading its rhizomes to form wide evergreen patches of foliage that can endure some drought. The 3 petals of the creamy white flowers end in long tapering wisps under the embossed, heart-shaped leaves. Combine with Alchemilla ellenbeckii and Dicentra 'Margery Fish' for an enchanting m

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Blooms: spring-summer, greenish white/ evergreen green heart shaped foliage Zone 4-9. 6", PNW part shade-shade, moist, well drained.

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Handsome evergreen goundcover, to only 4-6" tall, and spreading into clumps by underground rhizomes. Leaves and roots are are aromatic when crushed. Spring flowers are greenish white in this form, a nice contrast to the dark green leaves, though flowers are often hidden under the leaves. Worth searching out. Best in shade in well-drained, humousy soil. Needs water to established and then tolerates some summer drought. Frost hardy to -20 °F, USDA zone 5.