Asarum ichangense Syria Well-drained soils with average moisture

Well-drained soils with average moisture are perfect

green palm foliage and sharp "needles" at the base to protect the seeds

Baptisia 'Screamin' Yellow' is a selection of Baptisia sphaerocarpa from native plant guru Larry Lowman

fleshy green leaves

and that the flower stalks remain sturdy and attractive until frost

Asarum ichangense Syria Well-drained soils with average moistureAsarum ichangense is a virtually uncultivated Chinese wild ginger that hails from stream side forests and grasslands up to 4,500' elevation in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. In the garden, Asarum ichangense makes a lovely semi evergreen, slowly spreading patch. The clusters of small brown flowers perch attractively at the base of the green heart shaped foliage, opening in mid February