| Description | Grown for it's silver feathery foliage. Prefers the hot, dry, poor soil areas. |
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| Pronunciation | (ar-te-MIZ-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to dry, avoid wet |
| Soil & Site | average to poor, dry, never soggy |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | feathery, soft, aromatic, touchable |
| Dimensions | 16"-18" spread, around 12" tall, space 12" on center, forms small mound |
| Maintenance | Has a bad habit of opening up in the center toward the end of the growing season. When this happens new growth will appear in the center of the plant, cut back to this point and new flush of growth will appear. In hot humid climates or humid periods, the plant may melt out. |
| Propagation | easiest by division, cuttings |
| Native Site | Japan |
| Misc Facts | The name Artemisia is named after the Greek goddess "Artemis", the goddess of chastity. A common name for the Artemisia genus is wormwood. Once used to kill parasitic worms. |
| Author's Notes | Silver Mound was one of the bigger sellers at my perennial nursery. Grown properly in a gallon pot, it is irresistible. Gray-silver colors are good to soften bright colors. |
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