Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a when the seedlings finally flowered

when the seedlings finally flowered in 2012

Through late summer

where visitors were gawking

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

Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a when the seedlings finally flowered(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