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Artemisia- (Artemisia)
Artemisia pedemontana |
This extensive group of herbaceous perennials and shrubs are grown
for their silvery feathery foliage rather than their small, button-like yellow
flowers which appear between July and September. Most are large and belong
in the herbaceous border, although A. stellariana (Dusty Miller) is sometimes
grown in large rockeries. There are a few dwarf and compact species for the
average rock garden. Like other species they may lose their leaves in winter,
but are quite hardy if the roots are not waterlogged.
VARIETIES:
A. schmidtiana
'Nana' is a good choice for a sunny scree or a gritty pocket between the
rocks. It forms a mound of silvery-grey ferny leaves about 6 in. high and
1 ft. across. The young growth is particularly attractive.
A. pedemontana
(also sold as
A. lanata,
A. assoana and
A.
caucasica) is a tiny shrub which grows only 2 in. high and bears finely divided
leaves clothed with white hairs. Other alpine artemisias such as
A. glacialis and A. mutellina
are harder to grow.
SITE &
SOIL:
Requires well-drained soil. Thrives in full sun.
PROPAGATION:
Plant stem cuttings in a cold frame in spring.
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