Asarum forbesii Mercury Dahlia or in an aquatic garden

or in an aquatic garden

is a marvelous ice plant that appeared in 1998 as a seedling in a patch of dwarf alpine collections of Delosperma cooperi that crossed with Delosperma nubigenum) at the Denver Botanic Gardens

In May and often into June

Starting in June (NC)

it takes a lickin' and

Asarum forbesii Mercury Dahlia or in an aquatic gardenWe are thrilled to introduce Asarum 'Mercury' our selected clone of the true Asarum forbesii, which is hopelessly confused in the trade with Asarum ichangense. Asarum forbesii hails from moist woodland valleys below 2,500' in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang. In the garden, Asarum forbesii 'Mercury' resembles a smaller Asarum arifolium, making a slowly expanding clump composed of 3" wide, heart