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    Artemisia annua

    Also Known As

    • Sweet Annie

    Plant type

    herb, annual / biennial

    size

    • H: 4'-8'
    • W: 1'-3'

    planting zones

    • 1-12

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    Artemisia annua plant details

    Artemisia annua is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial herb with green foliage. In summer cream and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Artemisia annua

    Plant type: annual / biennial herb
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream and yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, dried-arrangements, fragrant, medicinal

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Artemisia annua

    USDA Zones: 1 - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - occasional
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Sweet Annie's fragrant green fern-like leaves are handsome, arrayed as they are on the tall, graceful plant, but in fall they shine as masses of flowers like little gold beads bloom at the tips of the branches. A crafters dream it is often fashioned into wreaths. Used in Chinese medicine as a potent antimalarial. Self-sows abundantly.

    By: Select Seeds

    A graceful and sweetly fragrant annual Artemisia with tall stems 4'-6' tall, with fine bright green ferny foliage. Though most often grown for fresh and dried arrangements and wreath making (it holds color and fragrance very well) it also makes a graceful accent in the back of a flowerbed or a pretty quick screen, especially behind other container plantings. "Sweet Annie" has a wide variety of uses both medicinal and for handcrafting and makes a nice addition to potpourri and sachets. Re-seeds.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Artemisia annua plant

    How to Grow Artemisia annua

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • adaptable
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • cream
      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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