Artemisia abrotanum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ar-tem-EE-zee-ah ab-ro-TAY-num
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Found in: Weedy in disturbed areas, naturalized in waste places in northern US; landscape as cultivated ornamentals
Space needed: 18 inches.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Artemisia
- Species:
- abrotanum
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe (southern, eastern, as well as south-central)
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- drought, dry soil, rabbit, deer
- Edibility:
- Uses include teas, sachets, and potpourris
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herb
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are small, drooping, and greenish-yellow or whitish-yellow.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are silvery-green, alternate, and finely divided into blunt, narrow segments with silvery hairs on both sides.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Weedy
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- High
- Poison Symptoms:
- TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. (Poisonous through ingestion. Poisonous parts: all parts). Symptoms: In the form of absinthe, an outlawed beverage, it can cause forgetfulness, delirium, convulsions, and brain damage
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- A monoterpene thujone
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Artemisia ludoviciana
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Artemisia absinthium
- Artemisia stelleriana
