Asarum magnificum Silver Cheeks Vietnam contrasting with a bright green

contrasting with a bright green seed-collecting plate

The deer-resistant growth habit is similar to Miscanthus 'Cabaret' (non-floppy)

since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court

200' elevation

Emerging from a basal rosette

Asarum magnificum Silver Cheeks Vietnam contrasting with a bright greenAsarum magnificum is one of the most beautiful and highly prized of the Chinese wild gingers, and this special selection that we named Asarum 'Silver Cheeks' comes from Georgia's Asian plant guru, Ozzie Johnson. The large, thick evergreen leaves are dark green and patterned with a large silver streak on each half of the leaf. Starting in late March (NC), you can't help but notice the clusters of black purple flowers with a wrinkled white throat poking