Asarum forbesii Mercury Dahlia is a marvelous ice plant

is a marvelous ice plant that appeared in 1998 as a seedling in a patch of dwarf alpine collections of Delosperma cooperi that crossed with Delosperma nubigenum) at the Denver Botanic Gardens

felty leaf clumps are topped with 20" tall spikes of 6" long

In May and often into June

The fronds of Woodsia obtusa are deeply cut

Asarum forbesii Mercury Dahlia is a marvelous ice plantWe are thrilled to introduce Asarum 'Mercury' our selected clone of the true Asarum forbesii, which is hopelessly confused in the trade with Asarum ichangense. Asarum forbesii hails from moist woodland valleys below 2,500' in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang. In the garden, Asarum forbesii 'Mercury' resembles a smaller Asarum arifolium, making a slowly expanding clump composed of 3" wide, heart