Asarum sieboldii Disporum golds and good imaginations

golds and good imaginations

a few days after each summer rain

so we thought it was time to share

great for structure and texture even without flowers

large-flowered

Asarum sieboldii Disporum golds and good imaginationsAsarum sieboldii is an important medicinal herb in China, called xiexin, but is almost unknown in US gardens. In the wild, Asarum sieboldii can be found on forested mountain slopes in Korea and the adjacent Liaoning Province of China. The upright, 6" fuzzy green leaves are held in pairs, forming an attractive evergreen clump. At the base of the leaf pairs are small dark purple flowers that appear in mid spring. Asarum sieboldii is very easy to grow in