Artemisia

Artemisias are generally perennial, strongly aromatic, grey-leaved plants requiring hot dry conditions and minimal fertilizer. Most easily propagated from cuttings or division. Many are used in drinks and tonics and have vermifugal properties which may account for their reputation as aphrodisiacs. The best known is French taragon

The following plants are available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.

Artemisia abrotanum  Southern wood
Said to be Aphrodisiac, tonic, keeps moths out of wardrobes and worms out of your stomach and if none of these work, it smells great

Artemisia absinthum  Wormwood
Silver leafed ingredient of Absinthe. Many of the same properties as the above

Artemisia absinthum var Lambrook silver  
Same again, even more silvery, great when contrasted with scarlet poppies

Artemisia afra  
Surprisingly easily cultivated, though probably not hardy, a feathery lved per used in the same way as A absinthum. Pleasantly aromatic

Artemisia arborescens "Faith Raven" Syn "Powys Castle"?  
Low growing aromatic silver shrub, ideal against hot walls. Some argument amongst experts about varieties which may account for variability of habit

Artemisia arborescens

Artemisia canescens  Barbed wire plant
Not scratchy at all, in fact rather nice iron-grey low-growing per for dry garden,

Artemisia chamaemelifolium  Ladies maid
Greener than many artemisias and will tolerate slightly damper situations, very low growing fly repellent hence popular name

Artemisia dracunculoides  Russian Taragon
Literally tasteless version of above sold in seed packets, traditionally used for hiding the central heating oil tank

Artemisia dracunculus  French Taragon
Classic culinary herb, delicious with chicken, pasta and fish. Most people kill it by leaving it too wet in Winter. Can only be propagated by cuttings

Artemisia lactiflora  
Original version of the tough white flowered & tallish Artemisia, very adaptable. Used in Chinese cuisine, regarded as form of A vulgaris in USA

Artemisia lactiflora

Artemisia ludoviciana    Louisiana sage
Striking silver foliaged plant for hot dry situations used to season pork. One of the dry garden essentials

Artemisia ludoviciana

Artemisia maritima  Santonin
One of the great Medieval medicinal herbs, now occasionally used as a nervine and constituent of drinks

Artemisia pontica  Roman wormwood
Delightful edging and ground cover plant, ingredient of Vermouths.

Artemisia princeps  Yomogi
Hardy per herb, used by gourmet Japanese to flavour their sticky rice balls, dubious jokes by commercial TV presenters notwithstanding.

Artemisia tridentata  Sage bush
A particularly difficult desert plant about five feet tall, hates soggy English atmosphere, but essential for those re-creating John Wayne movies. Limited availability

Artemisia vulgaris  Mugwort
Our native mugwort, not only used for home-grown ale but delicious with pork (in small doses)