Asarum porphyronotum var. atrovirens

Chinese Wild Ginger

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Item #: 3398

Zones: 7b to 9b, at least

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 6" tall

Culture: Light Shade to Shade

Origin: China

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This is the green-backed counterpart to A. porphyronotum with the same dramatically silver-blotched leaves that can reach 6" in length. In early spring, the stunning evergreen clumps are adorned with interestingly bizarre 1" wide flowers of dark purple with a wrinkled white eye.