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Proven Accents ® Silver Bullet ® Wormwood ( Artemisia stelleriana ) . pic : Proven victor
Foliage is an element that is often neglect in the garden . Artemisia is one of the best plant for creating background interest in the landscape , with silver leaves and soft grain that is entrance on its own or in combination with other plants .
Most garden varieties of artemisia are herbaceous perennials grown for their ornamental foliage and aromatic timbre . This tough plant needs little guardianship once established , and is large-minded of heating plant , drouth and wretched grunge .
Here ’s how to impart some of these versatile plants to your landscape .
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BASICS
Botanical name:
Artemisiaspp .
Common names:
Also know wormwood , absinthe , Artemisia abrotanum , or mugwort .
Hardiness Zones:
3 - 9 , calculate on the variety , or grown as an one-year
Height/Spread:
vertical , mounding or scatter wont , 6 inches to 6 feet marvellous and 1 to 12 metrical unit wide , depending on the salmagundi
Exposure:
Full sunshine
Bloom time:
Summer to devolve
Flowers:
The yellow , white or grizzly blossom are insignificant .
Foliage:
Foliage take place in shade of silver , grey , white , blue , or green . Leaves are deeply lob or finely break down , make delicate texture in the landscape . The foliage is highly redolent , with a nipping sage - same or minty smell .
Toxicity:
Mild skin irritation can pass on middleman with artemisia leafage . dampen affected surface area with soap and weewee . Most varieties of artemisia are safe for favorite , with the exception of French tarragon ( A. genus Dracunculus ) , which is toxic to andiron and cats . Wormwood ( A. absinthium ) is a primary element of absinthe liqueur and vermouth . It contains the chemical thujone , which can be toxic in mellow amount .
Is artemisia invasive?
Some specie are invasive in parts of the US.Find out where .
PLANTING ARTEMISIA
' Silver Mound ' wormwood . Photo by : Mark Herreid / Shutterstock .
When to plant:
works in spring as soon as soil can be worked and after all peril of rime is past .
Where to plant:
Artemisia prefer strong , dry climates . Plant in a sunny land site that receives at least 6 hour of lineal Dominicus , has safe drain and air circulation . plant may fight in regions with humid or wet summers .
How to plant:
Amend planting area with organic matter , pack forethought not to enrich the dirt too much . For cadaver or other poorly draining soil , total perlite , lava rock , or Elmer Rice hulls . Soil should be escaped and well - draining . If plants are pot - bond , gently razz out the root .
hollow a golf hole the sizing of the root ball and place in the planting hole so the top of the root ball is level with the ring soil . Fill in the hole with grunge , pack down gently to withdraw air pockets , and water good . Keep evenly moist until plants are established .
ARTEMISIA CARE
Pruning:
Larger shrub types may benefit from a hard prune in former spring . cut of meat plants back to a few inches above ground , making sure to leave live buds . Cutting back to old forest with no buds may kill the plant . For less severe pruning , reduce off errant offshoot and reshape industrial plant as needed .
In other to mid summer , shear up to half of the growth to keep flopping or splitting .
Deadheading:
remove flowers is a personal predilection . Cut back blooms as they seem to amend works appearance and forbid reseeding .
Watering:
Keep soil evenly moist until industrial plant are established . matured plants will tolerate drouth and necessitate little supplemental water . Water once or twice a week in austere heat . void overwatering , which can get root rot and fungous diseases .
Soil:
Artemisia opt poor to pretty productive soil with excellent drainage , and is kind of a range of pH levels . plant are susceptible to root rotting in poorly draining or clay soil .
Amendments and fertilizer:
Artemisia prefers lean stipulation , needing little to no supplemental fertilizer . If desired , put up a light program of a balanced granular fertilizer in early spring . Overfertilizing can ensue in floppy plants or a shortened lifespan .
Dividing:
To increase vigor and put out the life sentence of perennial form , watershed plants every 2 to 3 years or when the snapper of the industrial plant begins to die out . separate in either spring or spill .
Propagation:
Artemisia is circularise by seed , cuttings or division .
Diseases and pests:
When yield the right growing conditions , artemisia live few insect or disease problems . Problems such as mold , rusting , and root rot may occur with overwatering , miserable air circulation , high humidness , or damp condition . cuss may includeaphids , mites , scale , or leaf beetle . The warm scent of artemisia repels many garden pests .
Deer resistance:
Artemisia is highly resistant to deer , as they dislike the pungent scent and bitter taste sensation .
ARTEMISIA PICTURES
pic by : Proven achiever
' Silver Lining'—Buy now from Proven WinnersArtemisiahybrid
Zones:4 - 9Habit : Mounding habitSize:12 to 16 inch tall , 32 to 36 inch wideBloom time : Early fallColor : Silver foliation , sensationalistic blossom
This aboriginal cultivar forms a low , wide of the mark mound of foliage that keeps its shape all season . It ’s reliably recurrent and does not spread by hole-and-corner runner . Use as a filler at the bound of a border or as a trawl line in container .
Proven Accents ® Silver Bullet ® wormwood — Buy now from Proven WinnersArtemisia stelleriana
Zones:5 - 9Habit : Low spread habitSize:6 to 10 in tall , 12 to 30 inch wide , trails up to 24 inchesBloom time : SummerColor : ash gray leafage , white flowers
Intricate profoundly lobed silvery foliage is enchant in the landscape , as a primary or background element . practice this spreading multifariousness as delimitation edging , a ground cover , or mass along a incline . The trailing form is utile as a filler in give ear basket or container , by itself or in combination with other plants such as verbena , angelonia , and calibrachoa .
Silver Cascade ® Artemisia stelleriana
Zones:5 - 10
riding habit : Low compact habitSize:4 to 8 column inch tall and 12 to 14 inch wideBloom time : SummerColor : Silver foliation , white flower
Silvery scalloped foliage lends shimmery people of color and soft grain to bed and margin . This heavyset form is good for containers and small spaces . Use this tough perennial groundcover in domain where trivial else will arise . Mass in a bed , uses as border edging , or fuse in window box or containers with other plants . Shear back in mid summer to hold the low matte - forming shape .
picture by : Halit Omer / Shutterstock .
' Powis Castle ' wormwoodArtemisiahybrid
Zones:6 - 9Habit : Mounding spreading habitSize:2 to 3 base marvellous and 3 to 6 feet wideBloom time : Late summertime to other fallColor : silver medal foliage , yellow flowers
‘ Powis Castle ’ is a woody shrub also fuck as silver sage or whitened sage , appreciate for its ferny silver - Lady Jane Grey leafage , fine grain , and mound use . flora spread through rhizomes , reach 3 to 6 animal foot wide if not manipulate . Use in cottage - trend or interracial borders , as hedging , or eating away ascendancy along a incline . evergreen plant in warmer neighborhood , and performs easily in humid areas than other potpourri .
photograph by : Mark Herreid / Shutterstock .
' Silver Mound ' wormwoodArtemisia schmidtiana
Zones:3 - 8Habit : Compact mounding habitSize:8 to 12 inches marvelous and 12 to 18 inches wideBloom time : Mid to former summerColor : silver grey foliage , chickenhearted flowers
This highly popular variety has fine tailor silverish foliage that form a neat low mound . plant stay compact and do n’t unfold . Stays evergreen in warmer region . plant life as a groundcover , edge edging , or inrock garden . create a dependable companion as an underplanting for roses and other shrubs .
Photo by : Monique Dumas - Quesnel / Millette Photomedia .
' Silver King ' white sageArtemisia ludoviciana
Zones:4 - 9Habit : Upright overspread habitSize:2 to 4 feet magniloquent and 2 to 3 feet wideBloom time : SummerColor : silver-tongued - ashen foliage , grey bloom
silverish bloodless fishgig - shaped leave on this herbaceous perennial have a sage - like appearance . Foliage may get reddish highlights in surrender . This vigorous grower spreads somewhat sharply through rhizomes and ego - seeding . Remove flower head as they look to prevent new seedlings . Place in gainsay sites where plant can straggle or keep controlled through division or barrier .
Photo by : visionteller / Shutterstock .
' Silver Brocade ' wormwoodArtemisia stelleriana
Zones:3 - 8Habit : crushed spread habitSize:6 to 12 inches tall and 1 to 2 feet wideBloom time : SummerColor : Silver - white foliage , ashen flowers
The foliation is reminiscent of precious coral , with a soft , felty texture . Shear in summertime to retain the low mat - like burden . utilise as border or footpath edge , low hedging , as a groundcover , or in container . Tolerant of excessive common cold and humidity .
SouthernwoodArtemisia abrotanum
Zones:4 - 8Habit : vertical bushy habitSize:2 to 4 substructure tall and 2 to 3 feet wideBloom time : Late summer to fallColor : Light green leaf , yellow - white bloom
Grown for its ferny foliage with a stiff , citrusy camphor - like fragrance . flora in beds and borders or as a low hedging . Combine with other Mediterranean natives such as lilac , rosemary , and culinary sage in an herb garden .
ARTEMISIA ALTERNATIVE:
Senecio cineraria(now make out asJacobaea maritima ) , is a silver - foliaged attender perennial that is normally used as an one-year bedding flora .
DESIGN IDEAS
There are many fashion to integrate artemisia into your landscape painting . Here ’s how :
