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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 porphyronotum var. atrovirens 'Internet'
Internet Chinese Wild Ginger
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AsarumItem #: 13340
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Asarum porphyronotum var. atrovirens 'Internet' is a 2018 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of our second selection of the little-known evergreen wild ginger from Sichuan, China. Asarum 'Internet' forms a 6" tall x 2' wide patch of slowly stoloniferous, very thick rhizomes. From these emerge large 6" long matte-finished, textured medium green leaves, each highlighted by a silvery green netting pattern that follows the leaf veins. The drought-tolerant, vigorous clumps are adorned in late February/early March (NC) with silver dollar-sized, heavily textured purple black flowers with a white spotted central eye zone...amazing. It's taken us seventeen years to build up enough stock to share, so it will be many years before we have enough to offer this again.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Asarum
Flower Color: Brown/Tan , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Winter
Garden Themes: Chocolate Garden , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants from China , Wet Shade Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Patterned Foliage , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries , Plants Retiring This Year