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Asarum hypogynum 'Spit Shine'
Spit Shine Wild Ginger
Item #: 13589
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Asarum 'Spit Shine' is our 2025 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of the little-known, Taiwanese wild ginger, Asarum hypogynum. This amazing evergreen species produces huge 7" long, super-shiny green foliage, and this clone has a lovely muted silver pattern in the middle of each leaf. This was propagated from an original 2008 division from a clump growing near an amusement park in Chiayi County, Taiwan at 5,800' elevation. It's performed beautifully for us since that time, forming a very slowly expanding 18" wide patch. The clusters of amazing flowers, purple with a wrinkled lighter eye, are produced below the foliage, starting for us in December.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Asarum
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green , Spotted/Speckled
Bloom Time: Winter
Other: Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants from China , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries