Perennials > Artemisia > Artemisia absinthium > Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium
wormwood
Origin: Native to Northern Africa and Europe.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Artemisia |
| Species |
| absinthium |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 to 5 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This perennial has highly aromatic foliage grey-green in colour. |
| Landscape |
| Mediterranean gardens, flower borders, flower beds. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in fertile well-drained soil in sun. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids, gall midge, and honey fungus. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Root stem tips or heeled sideshoots as greenwood cuttings in early summer. |
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