Wild Ginger is a charming native woodland perennial with unique heart-shaped leaves.
Wild Ginger is a charming native woodland perennial with unique heart-shaped leaves. This low-growing plant spreads by rhizomes to form lush, dense carpets of green foliage, making it an excellent ground cover choice for shaded areas with well drained moist soils. Wild Ginger features relatively inconspicuous flowers which are tucked beneath the leaves and often hidden from view, but they emit a delightful spicy fragrance that attracts early spring pollinators like bees and flies. The velvety leaves provide cover for small creatures and its rhizomatous growth habit helps control soil erosion.