The month of April in Santa Fe experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 30% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is April 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 72% of the time. For reference, on July 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 37%, while on June 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 79%.
Wild ginger plants tend to grow moderately slow and are non-invasive with evergreen, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped leaves. Versatile and easily grown, growing wild ginger is an excellent choice in a woodland garden, as a shade ground cover or mass plantings.
Wild ginger is a workhorse of a groundcover, spreading readily with beautifully glossy, slightly heart-shape leaves. It must have shade and moist but well-drained soil to thrive, but with the right conditions this native plant is indispensable, doing well where many other plants wouldn't.