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Asarum subglobosum 'Mariner'

Japanese Wild Ginger

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Item #: 2668

Zones: 7a to 9b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 8" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: Japan

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


From Kyushu, Japan, comes this evergreen clump-forming species with 4-5" oval leaves. The dark black-green matte finish leaves feature a large silver blotch on each side of a dark central stripe. If you get tired of looking at the foliage, you can crush it for a great sassafras scent. The bizarre white flowers, held just beneath the leaves in spring, look like something our space probe might discover on Mars; instead you can discover one in your woodland garden.