What: This Pacific Northwest native is tops for the garden. Western wild ginger’s bold, heart-shaped leaves are fully evergreen and release a spicy, ginger-and-citrus fragrance when crushed. Asarum ...

I would recommend planting 3 out of the 4 mystery plants for the week. April 28 – Asarum splendens or Chinese ginger is this beautiful evergreen groundcover for the shade. Excuse the white flowers in ...

“I need a low-maintenance, low-growing ground cover for a shady bank. Any suggestions?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Helen Buchanan of Centerville, Pennsylvania. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers says, ...

Small genetic changes in enzyme that prevents bad breath in humans lead to sulphurous scent in some asarum With a smell of rotting flesh the flowers of certain species of wild ginger are unlikely to ...

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