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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Asarum inflatum 'Shanghai'
Shanghai Inflated Chinese Wild Ginger
Item #: 10468
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Asarum inflatum 'Shanghai' is the only form of the rarely grown Chinese Asarum inflatum that we are aware of in cultivation. Asarum inflatum 'Shanghai' makes a 6" tall x 18" wide (in 5 years) slowly spreading evergreen patch of very thick, 5" long, heart-shaped leaves that are green with a muted silver marbling. The clumps are adorned in early April (NC) with stunning masses of large purple black flowers, each with a corrugated white eye. Thanks to plantsman Jim Waddick for sharing his collection so we could distribute it further.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Multicolor , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Plants from China , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Patterned Foliage