Asarum kumageanum Green Leaf Form Nepal cloud-like plumes in late summer

cloud-like plumes in late summer through fall

When the plants mature

and in Turkey

In mid-April (NC)

it makes one of the most dramatic specimens in the woodland garden

Asarum kumageanum Green Leaf Form Nepal cloud-like plumes in late summerWe have selected these A. kumageanums for their incredibly glossy black green foliage, looking as though they had just been through a car wash and wax. The 4" long pointed evergreen leaves make a quick growing 1' wide clumping specimen in a rich woodland setting. For those who thrive on insignificant facts, "kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in Japanese something to do with the location where it was originally found why ask why?