Botanical Name: Artemisia versicolor ‘Sea Foam’
Common Name: Sea Foam artemisia; Curlicue sage Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape a low growing, sprawling perennial with very fine silver- blue foliage held in peculiar reflexed branchlets; very distinctive foliage Height to 1' Spread to 3' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun preferred; tolerates part shade Soil tolerates most any soil with good drainage Hardiness hardy; zones 1-24 Morphology: Leaves pinnatifid silvery leaves to 3" long, 2" wide with 1/16" wide leaf blade segments; leaves reflex back into odd, rounded spheroid branchlets Flowers small composite flowers in panicles; flowers are 1/8 across not considered attractive and are usually removed Fruit small achenes Propagation: stem cuttings, division Usage: used as a silver groundcover in perennial beds; good mixed with darker foliage plants in sun or part shade; excellent in Mediterranean theme landscapes; can be mixed with California natives Landscape Care: Watering average watering in most gardens; fairly drought tolerant when established Fertilizing slow release at planting time Pruning pinch regularly to encourage dense form; remove flowers Pests/Diseases aphids, mealybug, scale, Special Conditions/Other Origin: Hybrid cultivar Family: Asteraceae Notes: |
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