Evergreen native groundcover with glossy, kidney/heart shaped leaves that crawl along the ground and brownish-purple flowers that are pollinated by flies. Wild ginger forms large colonies. It gets its name for its ginger-scented foliage. Understory herbaceous plant that prefers moist, shady sites that are well draining. Spreads by rhizomes, grows as a slow-spreading ground-cover forming dense, low mats over many years.
Evergreen native groundcover with glossy, kidney/heart shaped leaves that crawl along the ground and brownish-purple flowers that are pollinated by flies. Wild ginger forms large colonies. It gets its name for its ginger-scented foliage. Understory herbaceous plant that prefers moist, shady sites that are well draining. Spreads by rhizomes, grows as a slow-spreading ground-cover forming dense, low mats over many years.