Beach Wormwood Artemisia stelleriana
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Artemisia chinensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- ar-te-MIZ-ee-uh stell-er-ee-AY-na
- Description
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Artemisia stelleriana is an herbaceous perennial dicot in the sunflower family. It is native to Asia (China, Japan and Korea), far eastern Russia, western Canada, and Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the United States. This plant is slightly aromatic and noted for its deeply toothed, fuzzy, silver-gray foliage that remains in leaf year round. It provides interesting color and textural contrast in a garden or can soften the transition between other bold garden colors. In North America this species is well established along the Atlantic coast, is widely cultivated as an ornamental, and has naturalized on dunes and other sandy coastal areas. It thrives in hot, dry conditions, tolerates salt spray, and does well in sunny well-drained soil. Beach wormwood is a common plant in coastal southern gardens. Its creeping growth habit via rhizomes makes it suitable as an edging plant or ground cover in dry areas. It does not tolerate wet soils or shade.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Artemisia
- Species:
- stelleriana
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China; Japan; Korea; Russian Far East; Aleutian Islands in US
- Distribution:
- China, Japan, Korea, Russia far east, Great Britain, Aleutian Islands in U.S., western Canada, North American Atlantic coast, southern U.S., Hawaii
- Wildlife Value:
- When it blooms, it attracts butterflies and bees.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Easy to Grow
- Textural
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- sandy soil, dry areas, drought, & moderately salt tolerant
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Very Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Raceme
- Spike
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Spike-like flower stalk comprised of yellow cup-shaped flowers
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblanceolate
- Ovate
- Pinnatifid
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Fragrant, silvery green leaves are deeply lobed and covered densely with hair on both sides
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Stout erect stems are densely covered with hairs
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Rock Wall
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- English Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Heat
- Poor Soil
- Salt
