Artemisia hybrid 'Mori's Strain'

Wormwood


Photo courtesy of Swift Greenhouses

  • Deeply serrated, rounded foliage
  • Silver-white leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Dense, mat forming
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Edible
Edible
Evergreen
Evergreen
Fast Growing
Fast Growing



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Requires full sun and well drained soil,  Thrives in poor, sandy soil.  Once established the plant is highly drought tolerant. Prune in early spring to remove dead folioage and reshape plant.  


Height: 6-8 in
Spread: 18-24 in
Spacing: 18-24 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Silver
Zone: 3-7
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Fragrant
  • Garden
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Fast Growing
  • Ground Cover
  • Evergreen
  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Low Maintenance
  • Rock Garden
  • Great Foliage
  • Edging
  • Container
  • Edible
  • No Deadheading
  • Salt Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding
  • Creeping/Ground Cover

Foliage Color:

  • Silver

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Summer

Soil Moisture:

  • Moist, Well-Drained
  • Dry Soil
  • Average Water


Genus Overview: Artemisia

Common Name: Wormwood

Silver-gray foliage that adds texture in the garden.  Strong aromatic leaves when crushed.  Provides excellent contrast to flowering plants and green foliage.  Great selection for beds, borders and rock gardens.