Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a The plants are not harmed

The plants are not harmed by this enforced rest

being joined in October by the foliage

Through late summer

The plants are adorned all summer with small yellow spathe and spadix flowers

it's hard to imagine that these are really ferns

Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a The plants are not harmed(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