Asarum harperi Velvet Queen Iris Toward the end of the

Toward the end of the leaves

it evaded horticultural cultivation until 1992

Nomenclature

where it was growing among rhododendrons and tiarellas

Harlan obtained the plant in the late '70s

Asarum harperi Velvet Queen Iris Toward the end of the(aka: Asarum shuttleworthii var. harperi) Asarum 'Velvet Queen' is a selection of the American native evergreen wetland growing wild ginger, Asarum harperi, which can be found in scattered sites in Georgia and Alabama, where it grows in wet seeps, along streams, and in bogs. The heart shaped, glossy, dark green leaves of Asarum harperi 'Velvet Queen' (double the size of Asarum 'Callaway') are each highlighted by a dramatic silver pattern. Tucked just