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ASARUM



Asarum is a fascinating genus of spring flowering shade lovers. Some grow fantastically in the open garden , others require a bit more cossetting.

Asarums are much more tolerant of dry conditions than their appearance might indicate. When newly transplanted it is better to keep them on the dry side to allow new roots to form. If too wet at this stage they can easily rot off. Although some suppliers will offer you dryish rhizomes, these are a waste of time and money. The moment the stems started to dry out, they died. Bare rhizomes that have been packed in moss will survive if they have not been stored for too long.

The genus has two centres of distribution. The North American species are fairly well known, and there are now large numbers of named selections being introduced. The Asian species are currently coming into cultivation. There are a large number of little known Chinese species appearing in the West, and there are a lot of species and selected forms from Japan, where they have long been cultivated and cherished by fanciers.

  • Asarum arifolium
  • Asarum asaroides
  • Asarum asperum
  • Asarum campaniflorum
  • Asarum campaniflorum E07
  • Asarum canadense
  • Asarum caudatum
  • Asarum caudatum album
  • Asarum caudatum 'Little Murphy'
  • Asarum caudigerellum
  • Asarum caudigerum
  • Asarum caudigerum cardiophyllum
  • Asarum caulescens
  • Asarum Chen Yi sp.5
  • Asarum Chen Yi sp.8
  • Asarum epigynum 'Silver Web'
  • Asarum europaeum
  • Asarum faurei
  • Asarum hartwegii
  • Asarum heterotropoides
  • Asarum hirsutisepalum
  • Asarum infrapurpureum 'BSWJ 1994'
  • Asarum lemmonii
  • Asarum leptophyllum BSWJ 1801
  • Asarum longerhizomatosum E11
  • Asarum macranthum 'BSWJ 1691'
  • Asarum maculatum 'BSWJ 1114'
  • Asarum magnificum
  • Asarum magnificum 'Silver Cheeks'
  • Asarum marmoratum
  • Asarum marmoratum NNS 0078
  • Asarum maximum
  • Asarum maximum E06
  • Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling'
  • Asarum maximum 'Silver Panda'
  • Asarum megacalyx
  • Asarum minamitanianum
  • Asarum minor 'Dixie Darling'
  • Asarum minor 'Honeysong'
  • Asarum naniflorum 'Eco Decor'
  • Asarum nobilissimum
  • Asarum pulchellum(P.Christian)
  • Asarum pulchellum E01
  • Asarum pulchellum FTF
  • Asarum pulchellum Longacre
  • Asarum pulchellum 'Silver Pattern Form'
  • Asarum rigescens
  • Asarum sakawanum
  • Asarum savatieri
  • Asarum shuttleworthii v harperi 'Eco Dark Heartlet'
  • Asarum shuttleworthii v harperi 'Velvet Queen'
  • Asarum sieboldii
  • Asarum speciosum 'Woodlanders Select'
  • Asarum splendens
  • Asarum subglobosum
  • Asarum taipingshanianum 'BSWJ 1688'
  • Asarum taipingshanianum 'Elfin Yellow'
  • Asarum takaoi 'Galaxy'
  • Asarum 'Takasago-Saishin'
  • Asarum virginicum v virginicum 'Silver Splash'
  • Asarum viridiflorum
  • Asarum wulingense