Asarum crassum Green Glass Spotted/Speckled Foliage Plants the color holds for us

the color holds for us all summer

The glossy leaves are mostly white for the first few years with a dark green border

Calamintha nepeta was named the Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association

As the leaves begin to die back in spring

walking through the temperate house at the Missouri Botanic Garden

Asarum crassum Green Glass Spotted/Speckled Foliage Plants the color holds for usFor 2025, Plant Delights JLBG is pleased to introduce the rare, little known, Asarum crassum. This wild ginger is one that consistently sails through our winters unblemished, despite being endemic to two small tropical islands off the south coast of Japan, Ucchima and Ujimukaeshima. In the woodland garden, the slowly expanding clumps of highly polished dark green leaves are simply outstanding. These likely speciated when their native habitat was much