Asarum sieboldii Himalayan Mountains Atop the giant petiole is

Atop the giant petiole is an unusual green and purple tinged pitcher (spathe) with a 12" long tongue (spadix) that curves out of the flower and stands erect and ready for some action

Hosta 'Halcyon' holds its color well

5" long x 1

The vigorous clump is topped with white flowers on 36" scapes in late spring

it seems to take off

Asarum sieboldii Himalayan Mountains Atop the giant petiole isAsarum sieboldii is an important medicinal herb in China, called xiexin, but is almost unknown in US gardens. In the wild, Asarum sieboldii can be found on forested mountain slopes in Korea and the adjacent Liaoning Province of China. The upright, 6" fuzzy green leaves are held in pairs, forming an attractive evergreen clump. At the base of the leaf pairs are small dark purple flowers that appear in mid spring. Asarum sieboldii is very easy to grow in