Wormwood - Artemisia

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$4.50

Gandalf-grey, ancient and resilient, this deceptively soft herbal helper has for centuries thrived around arid rocky sites and beside primitive settlements.

For lovers of dry-climate gardening, it's is a rock-solid, cold-hardy, sun-loving shrub that pioneers into unpromising ground.

For wise women and budding botanic healers it's a multipass of medicinal remedies, from fighting fleas and fungus to battling bad breath and blue moods.

And for hedonists, it's a beer brewers' boost and the essential ingredient in every 19th century flaneur's drinks cabinet, the source of the Green Fairy herself - absinthe.

Mature plant images: Gertjan van Noord cropped to size.

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Description

Artemisia absinthium - wormwood, mugwort

APPEARANCE : Bushy herbaceous perennial, or wood evergreen in milder climates, with grey finely-divided aromatic leaves; and small yellow petal-less flowers that hang down, on long shoots above the foliage in summer. Often a pioneer plant in uncultivated ground and old mine locations.
USE FOR : Dry climate and waterwise gardens, Mediterranean and cottage gardens, attractive grey foliage, medicinal use. Good for chicken coops
CLIMATE : Frost hardy, drought tolerant to drought hardy
PLANTING : Plant in light well-drained soil in full sun. Happy in alkaline soil. If you are planting several artemisia at once, space them well apart as they do not like growing alongside each other.
CARE : When new shoots emerge in spring, cut old shoots down to near the base of the plant.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH : around 1m H x 1m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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