67 varieties · 938 gardener saves
Every Asarum variety, A to Z
The complete Asarum list, the genus most gardeners know as wild ginger — all 67 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Asarum hub instead.
A7
- Arrowleaf GingerAsarum arifolium 'Spreading Form'
- Asarum caulescens CoverallsAsarum caulescens 'Coveralls'
- Asarum celsum Wild GingerAsarum celsum
- Asarum heterophyllum Wild GingerAsarum heterophyllum
- Asarum monadoraflorum
- Asarum rigescens
- Asteroid Sixlobed Wild GingerAsarum hexalobum 'Asteroid'
B1
- Bell-flowered Wild GingerAsarum campaniflorum
C9
- Cahaba River Wild GingerAsarum shuttleworthii 'Cahaba River'
- Callaway GingerAsarum harperi 'Callaway'
- Canadian Wild GingerAsarum canadense
- Carolina Carpet Wild GingerAsarum lewisii 'Carolina Carpet'
- Caulescent wild gingerAsarum caulescens
- Chinese Wild GingerAsarum porphyronotum
- Chinese Wild GingerAsarum dissitum
- Chinese Wild GingerAsarum splendens
- controversial asarumAsarum controversum
D3
- Delavay's Wild GingerAsarum delavayi
- Dixie Darling Little Brown JugAsarum minus 'Dixie Darling'
- Dwarf Wild GingerAsarum naniflorum 'Eco Decor'
E2
- Emerald Dragon Japanese Wild GingerAsarum sakawanum 'Emerald Dragon'
- European Wild GingerAsarum europaeum
F5
- Faurie's Asarum GinbaAsarum fauriei 'Ginba'
- Faurie's Wild GingerAsarum fauriei 'Galaxy'
- Forbes' Asarum MercuryAsarum forbesii 'Mercury'
- Frosted Jade Japanese Wild GingerAsarum kumageanum 'Frosted Jade'
- Fudsino Wild GingerAsarum fudsinoi
G3
- Green Leaf Form AsarumAsarum campaniflorum 'Green Leaf Form'
- Green Panda GingerAsarum maximum 'Green Panda'
- Green Sheen AsarumAsarum megacalyx 'Green Sheen'
H6
- hairy-sepal wild gingerAsarum hirsutisepalum
- Harper's HeartleafAsarum harperi 'Velvet Queen'
- Harper's Wild GingerAsarum harperi 'Eco Dark Heartlet'
- Hartweg's Wild GingerAsarum stellatum
- HeartleafAsarum arifolium 'Silver Spreader'
- Honeysong Little Brown JugAsarum minus 'Honeysong'
I1
- Ikegami's Wild GingerAsarum ikegamii
J3
- Japanese Wild GingerAsarum nipponicum
- Japanese Wild GingerAsarum asperum
- Japanese Wild GingerAsarum asaroides
K1
- Korean Wild GingerAsarum costatum
L8
- Large-flowered Wild GingerAsarum megacalyx
- Large-leaved AsarumAsarum macranthum 'taitonense'
- Lewis's HeartleafAsarum lewisii 'Flossie'
- Ling Ling Panda Face Wild GingerAsarum maximum 'Ling Ling Panda Face'
- Little Brown JugAsarum arifolium
- Little Brown JugAsarum minus
- Little Brown JugsAsarum arifolium 'Little Brown Jugs'
- Lutchu AsarumAsarum lutchuense
M5
- Magnificent Wild GingerAsarum magnificum
- Magnificent Wild Ginger 'Silver Cheeks'Asarum magnificum 'Silver Cheeks'
- Mamitanian AsarumAsarum minamitanianum
- Mariner AsarumAsarum subglobosum 'Mariner'
- Milky Way Japanese Wild GingerAsarum nipponicum 'Milky Way'
Q1
- Quicksilver Wild GingerAsarum splendens 'Quicksilver'
R1
- Ruth's Wild GingerAsarum arifolium 'ruthii'
S7
- Sakawa wild gingerAsarum sakawanum
- Shuttleworth's Wild GingerAsarum shuttleworthii
- Siebold's Wild GingerAsarum sieboldii
- Silver Pattern Form AsarumAsarum pulchellum 'Silver Pattern Form'
- Silver Vein Form Panda Face GingerAsarum maximum 'Silver Vein Form'
- Silver Web Chinese Wild GingerAsarum epigynum 'Silver Web'
- Sixlobed Wild GingerAsarum hexalobum
T3
- Takaoi Wild GingerAsarum fauriei 'takaoi Ginba'
- Tama AsarumAsarum tamaense
- The Fuzz Chinese Wild GingerAsarum pulchellum 'The Fuzz'
W1
- Western Wild GingerAsarum caudatum
Asarum list questions
How many Asarum varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 67 distinct Asarum varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Asarum varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Asarum varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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