Asarum inflatum Shanghai Alpinia the South American equivalent of

the South American equivalent of our native Crinum americanum

but painfully slow-growing century plant

This clumping selection is superb as a deer-resistant woodland groundcover for spring color

5" apricot-colored flowers

Asarum inflatum Shanghai Alpinia the South American equivalent ofAsarum inflatum 'Shanghai' is the only form of the rarely grown Chinese Asarum inflatum that we are aware of in cultivation. Asarum inflatum 'Shanghai' makes a 6" tall x 18" wide (in 5 years) slowly spreading evergreen patch of very thick, 5" long, heart shaped leaves that are green with a muted silver marbling. The clumps are adorned in early April (NC) with stunning masses of large purple black flowers, each with a corrugated white eye. Thanks to