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Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' |
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| | A silvery burst in April |
| Common name |
wormwood |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-10) |
| Flowers |
insignificant |
| Size |
10" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
A great silver-grey accent with lacy foliage that looks and feels soft as can be. They have not been the longest-lived perennials in our garden, maybe because they don't really care for the warm humid summers. We'll try a cutting-back and dividing regimen to keep our current ones alive, along with the position in the well-drained soil of our rock garden.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| judy | Jul 09, 2008 | Is wormwood a herb? Is it used for anything except for its foliage?
I have one on its second year. How long did yours last? mine came back much bigger. hope to keep it going.
Your page is great. I was looking for a picture because I could not remember the common name.
Generically, wormwood is an herb - but A. schmidtiana isn't used for anything but ornament, to the best of my knowledge. Other artemisias have utilitarian purposes, although I've not used them that way. |
| rlichon | Aug 09, 2008 | how do I cut them back for the winter?
I wouldn't cut all the way back - some artemisias are semi-woody, and will resprout from the bottom of last year's stems. But you can certainly cut down to about 3" in late fall. |
| p mccartan | Sep 15, 2008 | Is cutting back artemesia a good practice in Canada. We live in Southern Ontario.
I think so - cutting back the soft foliage may reduce the probability of rotting in wet winter weather. |
| D | Sep 15, 2008 | can I transplant these plants to another garden to another part of my yard?
I did not know that they are ground cover.
Help!!!!!
Silver mound artemisia stays low, but I wouldn't consider it a ground cover, since it doesn't spread. You can transplant it to a different place in your garden, but I would not do so too late in the year. Right about now would be fine. |
| KM | Sep 21, 2008 | I now understand that I should trim these plants and trim them for the winter but can I split them?
In my experience they grow from a single semi-woody stem - I would not know how to split them. |
| Joann Daley | Oct 03, 2008 | how far do you cut back a silver mound?
I cut away all of the soft growth, leaving just a small woody skeleton. |
| T. Fleming | Oct 13, 2008 | I have 2 artemisias, powis castle and silver mound, and I live in new york city. My two are in pots, (don't have a garden) and I wanted to know if they should go indoors for the winter or not.
They are quite hardy - should easily be able to overwinter in NYC, even in a pot. Protect from excessive moisture (make sure the pot drains, or place under cover), and they should be back just fine next year. |
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