Asarum canadense, the wild ginger

More and more people are interested in growing various woodland native species this fall which is very encouraging.
Asarum canadense  seeds have been packed for the last 5-6 orders, so even if it is familiar plant I will make a short portrait; more on few other tough plants in the next post. The aim now is to dispatch the orders as fast as possible.

 There are not enough words for praising our native ginger and I am happy that this year there are more seeds to share. Not only is a beautiful species with fuzzy leaves starting to emerge in early spring and purple flowers, it also very useful as a groundcover in tough locations.

The pictures below were taken in my garden two year ago and this week. The plants grow in dry part/shade on a dry slope under a large spruce and were started in fiber pots 4 years ago, then planted in situ in the fall of their first year. Asarum seedlings are growing very fast.

Not only they cover an area where growing something else would be quite impossible, being a rhizomatous species also stabilizes the ground and prevent the soil from washing down. There is also Maianthemum stellatum, looking a bit ratty at this time and few other species.

The wild ginger is one of the easiest species to grow from the moist packed seeds category. You can even sow the seeds ‘in situ’.
I think would be useful to read a recap for: how to start the moist packed seeds and pay attention to the ‘space saving method’; it is the most easiest and practical way to grow a wide range of woodland native species in our climate with cold winters.
Also worth to read (again) about how to:  Grow Caulophyllum thalictroides from seeds – the easy way.

Thank you all and get sowing – You can do it!