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Unknown shade forest plant

comments (16) July 18th, 2009 in gallery

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Found this plant in the woods...likes the shade...can i grow this in my shade gardening?

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diggingamma writes: It's Wild Ginger, just give it a little rub and smell the wonderful scent. Posted: 7:07 am on October 6th
Sharon85539 writes: My first impression was a Caladium. I still think it is. Posted: 5:00 pm on September 7th
jpaulmoore writes: I'm with Susan on this one. This is Hexastylis arifolia. Posted: 1:55 pm on August 28th
jpaulmoore writes: You are looking at Hexastylis arifolia. Posted: 10:50 am on August 28th
littlesara writes: Have you looked at the hardy cyclamens, esp. Cyclamen hederifolium? Is it ephmeral? It does look a lot like Asarum c., but you might want to look at the cyclamens also. Posted: 10:30 pm on August 17th
SallyWillow writes: This is a Chinese wild ginger [Asarum 'Splendens'] Posted: 9:01 pm on August 17th
Debart writes: Rub it and smell it. If it smells like Root Beer it is wild ginger root. I don't know the botanical name but I used to live in a home where the former owners planted it. It doesn't spread much but is a pretty little addition to the shade garden. Posted: 8:01 pm on August 17th
stepheagle07 writes: Looks like a caladium or a dwarf elephant ear. Posted: 2:59 pm on August 17th
annierooney writes: I saw one in Lee Co. AL when I was 14. I would like to knwo more about it, too. My great aunt called it "Heart Leaf" Posted: 6:31 pm on August 15th
Olivia54984 writes: It is not Canadian Ginger. That has a roundish, shiny leaf. This has a spotted leaf. It's common name is evergreen ginger, native to Tennesee. I'm not sure if that isn't the same as the Latin one mentioned by the first poster. This not an arum. Posted: 7:52 pm on August 14th
sxwarren writes: Sorta resembles Asarum shuttleworthii (southeastern U.S. native, hardy zones 5-8), but the light and dark splotches are reversed. Also, from this photo, the form seems more like an Arum than an Asarum (ginger). If it sticks around all summer, probably a ginger. If it disappears into dormancy when summer heat starts and throws up a spike of red-orange berries later, it's probably an Arum. Either should transplant into a garden bed okay, but Arum, in my experience, is significantly less tolerant of competition from neighboring plants than Asarum, so if it's that, I'd give it some good space behind things that grow up later. Posted: 5:34 pm on August 3rd
patgerm writes: I agree - it looks like asarum canadense. It is very happy in the shade - grown for its leaves not the flower. Posted: 12:37 pm on July 31st
Susan_Wall writes: Looks like Hexastylis arifolia. A native woodland ginger. Posted: 12:08 pm on July 27th
Bethjt writes: How large are the leaves? Could it be a caladium? Posted: 1:14 pm on July 24th
boots36 writes: Thank you! Posted: 8:01 am on July 20th
kevilicious writes: It looks like Wild Ginger to me, Asarum canadense. Check it out. Posted: 7:10 pm on July 18th
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