How to Grow Artemisia absinthium Plants in your Garden
Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Absinthe Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium photograph by Matt Lavin .
Artemisia absinthium Growing and Care GuideScientific 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
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