- 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.