How to Grow Artemisia absinthium Plants in your Garden

Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Absinthe Wormwood

Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium photograph by Matt Lavin.

Artemisia absinthium Growing and Care Guide

Scientific Name: Artemisia absinthium
Common Name: Wormwood, Grand wormwood, Absinthe, Absinthium, Absinthe wormwood.
Growing Zone: USA: 4 to 9
Life Cycle / Plant Type: Herbaceous, Perennial

Plant Details

Plant Height (Inches): 36 to 48
Plant Spread (Inches): 18 to 24
Time of Bloom: Late summer
Flower Details: Yellow
Leaf Foliage: Silver
Fruit:
Growth Form: Upright / erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

Best Light Conditions: Full sunlight
Rate of Growth: Average pace
Suitable Soil Types: cidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Moisture: Dry

Caring Conditions

Care:
Level of Maintenance: Medium
Propagation: Seedin containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Root stem tips or heeled sideshoots asgreenwoodcuttings in early summer.
How to Prune: Prune every spring to enhance flowering and tidy up plants.
Pests: Prone toaphidsand a gall midge
Diseases: Generally trouble free

Further Information

Can Attract:
Tolerant of: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil
Best Garden Use: Border, Ground cover, Seashore
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae).
Closely Related Species: Achillea, Aster, Callistephus, Cosmea, Helianthus, Leontopodium, Liatris, Sanvitalia, Stokesia, Townsendia, and Zinnia.
Miscellaneous: Attractive foliage, Non-native to North America, Naturalizing, Suitable for dried flowers. Used to flavour the Absinth drink.
Genus Detail: Artemisia
Further Reading and References: Here and Here

I hope that you enjoyed this guide on how to grow Artemisia Absinthium. You may also enjoy the following Gardener's HQ growing guides: How to grow Ursinia and Gerbera plants.