Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a topped with a giant

topped with a giant

who named his creation after his wife

being joined in October by the foliage

it's hard to imagine that these are really ferns

Asarum harperi Velvet Queen 2a topped with a giant(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