Asarum caudatum

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun, shade
Features:	✓	evergreen, ground cover, fire resistant
USDA Zones:		8 to 10

Scientific Names

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In spring, it develops distinct hirsute (hairy) cup-shaped, brown-purple to green-yellow flowers which terminate in three long gracefully curved lobes, often concealed by leaves. The long rhizomes give rise to persistent reniform (kidney/heart shaped) leaves. Leaves are found in colonies or clusters as the rhizome spreads.

Read about Asarum caudatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asarum caudatum, Lindl. Wild Ginger. Rather slender, with long rootstocks, sparingly pubescent: Lvs. cordate - kidney - shaped, and more or less cupped or cucullate, acute or obtusish: fls. slender-stalked, the calyx- lobes oblong or triangular and attenuate; styles united. Pacific coast.—Evergreen. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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