Asarum caudatum - Wild Ginger (Plant) Size:1G

Asarum caudatum - Wild Ginger (Plant) Size:1GThis beautiful lush groundcover grows in moist shady areas. Prefers loamy, acidic soil. Its unusual looking maroon flowers sit under fragrant heart shaped leaves. Plant Characteristics Family Name Aristolochiaceae Species Name Asarum caudatum Common Name Wild Ginger Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast Shade, Inland Shade, Water Requirement High Soil Type Loam, medium draining Flower Color Red, Maroon, Burgundy Flowering Months March, April, May,

Plant Characteristics Family Name Fabaceae Species Name Astragalus trichopodus var

San Jacinto

Flowers are pale lavender with yellow centers

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and red berries that attract birds

so give it room

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus 'Puget Blue' Common Name Puget Blue Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

High North Coast Ranges

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Introduced by Bart O'Brien Natural Habitat Serpentine (

A beautiful specimen tree

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