Is Wild Ginger deer resistant?
Asarum canadense
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 4–6LightFull shade to part shadeMature height6–12 inBloomSpring
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range35 US states
About Wild Ginger
Heart-shaped leaves forming a dense native carpet in shade. The brown flowers sit at ground level under the foliage and are pollinated by crawling insects, so you will rarely notice them.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Wild Ginger
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
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- Basket of GoldAurinia saxatilisZones 3–7Rarely damaged
- Bearded IrisIris germanicaZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Bigleaf GoldenrayLigularia dentataZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Bleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Butter and EggsLinaria vulgarisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Wild Ginger grows
Hardy across most of these 41 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Texas
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraska
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 35 US states in total.
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Common questions about Wild Ginger
- Is Wild Ginger deer resistant?
- Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Wild Ginger grow in?
- Wild Ginger is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 6. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Wild Ginger grow in shade?
- Yes. Wild Ginger tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Wild Ginger get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–12 in. Growth rate is slow.