Asarum canadense
Wild Ginger
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A deciduous ground cover with soft green, kidney-shaped leaves. A single, reddish-brown flower, up to 1" across, blooms under the leaves in late spring. Forms large colonies in cool, moist woodland areas across the Ozarks.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7
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Good Companions
Wild Geranium
(Geranium maculatum),
False Rue Anemone
(Isopyrum biternatum),
Virginia Bluebells
(Mertensia virginica),
Wild Sweet William
(Phlox divaricata),
Celandine Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum),
Woodland Spiderwort
(Tradescantia ernestina)
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