Botanical Name: Artemisia absinthium
Common Name: Common wormwood
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape dense, rounded, semi-woody perennial, with fine, silvery foliage and a graceful form; long-lived in well-drained soils
Height to 5 feet
Spread to 5 feet
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil benefits from well-drained soil; will tolerate most soils
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid, finely divided with silky white surfaces; lacy and delicate in appearance
Flowers tiny yellow heads to 1/8" across in terminal panicles; become unsightly when mature and are usually removed
Fruit tiny achenes
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
superb for gray foliage, often used as a filler behind blue flowering annuals, delphiniums or iris; a common staple for gray-foliage gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates regular watering but looks best if kept on the dry side – especially in heavy soils
Fertilizing none
Pruning head back regularly for best appearance – takes hard pruning
Pests/Diseases root rot in heavy soils
Special Conditions/Other usually described as short lived, but often lives 10+ years
 
Origin: Northern Europe
Family: Asteraceae

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