Asarum magnificum Silver Cheeks Vietnam topped in midsummer with dark

topped in midsummer with dark blue-violet umbels of flowers on Jack and the Beanstalk-like 66" tall stems

Emerging from a basal rosette

contrasting with a bright green seed-collecting plate

200' elevation

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Asarum magnificum Silver Cheeks Vietnam topped in midsummer with darkAsarum magnificum is one of the most beautiful and highly prized of the Chinese wild gingers, and this special selection that we named Asarum 'Silver Cheeks' comes from Georgia's Asian plant guru, Ozzie Johnson. The large, thick evergreen leaves are dark green and patterned with a large silver streak on each half of the leaf. Starting in late March (NC), you can't help but notice the clusters of black purple flowers with a wrinkled white throat poking