How Do You Grow Wild Ginger (Asarum)?
Wild ginger is a woodland ground cover perennial with heart-shaped leaves that sometimes have silver markings. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer. Buy wild ginger in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaf and flower bud. Remove old foliage using bypass pruners in early spring. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer on top of the soil in early spring (follow package directions). Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring. Water well (until soil is completely moist) weekly in summers with no rainfall. Plant wild ginger in shade in well-drained soil. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole. Place the plants no deeper than they were in their containers. Set the plants 6 inches apart. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost. Water until soil is completely moist.
