Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’

Asarum maximum 'Shell Shocked' is a wild ginger with silver tortoise-shell veins on shiny green foliage and dramatic black and white flowers.

Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’ has heart-shaped, bright green foliage with minty silver tortoise-shell veins. The dramatic flowers are black with a white lobes around the centre and smell like mushrooms. Wild ginger is a great shade plant for the front of the border and makes a beautiful specimen for a clay pot on a patio table.

Common Name:  Giant Wild Ginger

Family:  Aristolochiaceae (The Birthwort Family)

Zone Hardiness:  6-9

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Height:  4-8"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Black

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Foliage Colour:  Variegated - Cream/White

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average

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Fragrance:  Yes

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Forests in humus rich soils at elevations of 600 - 800 metres.

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