- Name: Wild Ginger - Other Common Names: Canadian Ginger / Indian Ginger / Vermont Snakeroot / Heart Snakeroot / Southern Snakeroot / Black Snakeroot / Colt's Foot / Coltsfoot Snakeroot - Scientific Name: Asarum Canadense - Color: Reddish Purple - Plant Seeds: Stratify - Bloom Time: April - June - Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8 - Plant Height: 6 - 12" - Plant Spacing: 9 - 12" - Light Requirements: Shade - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Moist - Quantity: 25 Seeds - Other: Asarum Canadense, Commonly Called Wild Ginger, Is Native To The Us & Canada. This Plant Has Many Traditional Native American Medicinal Uses. No Longer As Common As It Once Was, Wild Ginger Is Listed As A Threatened Species In Maine. This Woodland Plant Enjoys Shade & Moist Soil, But Can Tolerate Some Dry Spells. Wild Ginger Is Deer & Rabbit Resistant, & Makes An Excellent Ground Cover. The Plants Have A Neat Clumping Habit & Heart Shaped Leaves That Can Grow As Large As 6” Across. The Cup Shaped Flowers Are A Lovely Reddish Color With 3 Leaves Or Petals. Butterflies Will Enjoy Visiting The Blooms, & Wild Ginger Is Also A Host Plant For The Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly. While They Are Different From Culinary Ginger Zingiber Officinale, The Roots Of Asarum Canadense Do Have A Similar Gingery Fragrance.