How to Grow and Care for a Wild Ginger Plant - The Spruce
...Wild ginger is a common woodland plant that is easy to grow in shady spots. Learn more about how grow and care for a wild ginger plant....
https://www.thespruce.com/wild-ginger-plant-profile-4843271
Wild Ginger - US Forest Service
...Wild ginger makes an excellent addition to a shade garden. Growing it from seed is not practical, but a large colony of the plant will have a large mass of underground rhizomes....
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/asarum_canadense.shtml
Wild ginger: A native groundcover for shady gardens
...Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) is a perennial plant with attractive foliage and has become an increasingly popular ground cover for shaded areas of landscapes. It is native to the woodlands of eastern North America, including Illinois....
https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2025-04-18-wild-ginger-native-groundcover-shady-gardens
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense): Benefits, Challenges & Uses
...Asarum canadense, commonly known as the wild ginger plant, is a native woodland groundcover known for its velvety leaves and earthy-scented rhizomes. While it?s not a true ginger, its roots have a spicy fragrance that once made it a folk substitute for culinary ginger....
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/asarum-canadense
How to Plant, Grow and Care For Wild Ginger - Epic Gardening
...It forms dense colonies and thrives in woodland habitats with partial to full shade. It prefers moist soils and can tolerate periodically wet soils as well. Wild ginger is beautiful, hardy, and easy to grow. Let?s dig into this plant?s fascinating attributes and how to grow it in your garden....
https://www.epicgardening.com/wild-ginger/
How to Plant and Grow Wild Ginger - Better Homes & Gardens
...Wild ginger (Asarum spp.) is a low-growing native plant that thrives in moist, shady places. This stemless plant features dark green heart- or kidney-shaped leaves with visible veining and cup-shaped purple-brown spring flowers that are often hidden beneath its foliage....
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/wild-ginger/
Mastering the Art of Growing Wild Ginger: A Shade-Loving Groundcover Gem
...Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) is a charming woodland perennial native to eastern North America. This low-growing plant spreads slowly via rhizomes to form dense patches of glossy heart-shaped leaves, typically 3-6 inches wide....
https://thenatureofhome.com/mastering-the-art-of-growing-wild-ginger-a-shade-loving-groundcover-gem/
New Wild Ginger: Identification, Uses & Growing Guide
...New wild ginger (Asarum canadense) is a native North American perennial plant with heart-shaped leaves and a distinctive ginger-like aroma when crushed, commonly found in deciduous forests across eastern regions. Unlike culinary ginger, it belongs to the birthwort family and has been traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for medicinal purposes, though modern research shows potential safety ......
https://spice.alibaba.com/spice-basics/new-wild-ginger
Wild Ginger, Asarum spp. ? Wisconsin Horticulture
...Wild ginger has large, heart-shaped, deciduous dark green leaves. The creeping rhizome has a ginger-like odor and flavor; Native Americans used the root to flavor foods like we use culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale, in a completely different plant family)....
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/wild-ginger-asarum-spp/
Asarum canadense - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
...Asarum canadense, commonly called wild ginger, is a Missouri native spring wildflower which occurs in rich woods and wooded slopes throughout the State. Basically a stemless plant which features two downy, heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, handsomely veined, dark green, basal leaves (to 6" wide)....
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b460