Description

Latin name: Asarum canadense

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Native Range: Manitoba to North Carolina

Zone: 4 to 6

Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Description: Purplish brown

Sun: Part shade to full shade

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Ground Cover,

Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Insignificant

Tolerate: Deer, Heavy Shade, Erosion, Wet Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden