Asarum caudatum |
Origin: Western North America
Zone Range: 6-9
Preferred Situation: Shady sites; well draining humus rich acidic.
Harvest Date: Saturday 06 October, 2007
Description:
The long whiskered tails of the trilobed marroon flowers distinguish this Asarum from its kin. Evergreen heart shaped leaves are solid green without a trace of mottling. Somewhat hairy stems. Spreads by shallow rhizomes. Can make dense colonies under the bare ground of conifers.
Notes:
Easy to care of when estabished.
Cultivation:
Soak seed 24 hours. Sow seed 3 mm deep in a coarse sand sowing layer and tamp firm. Cold stratify 10-12 weeks at 2-4C. Gradually raise temp to 10 C (mimic Spring conditions) over 6 weeks. Should germinate in 30-45 days. If not, don't dispair and start germintion cycle again. Seedlings must be grown at cool temp and don't like excessive moisture or stagnant damp air. Sound complicated, but at least you don't have to dress in a gauzy tunic and dance in the light of the full moon in a public park with the packet of Asarum seed dangling from your lips.
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