Buy Artemisia Plants
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 Artemisia plants are available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery UK. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.
| Artemisia abrotanum Southern wood
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| 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
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| Silver leafed ingredient of Absinthe. Many of the same properties as the above |
| Artemisia absinthum var Lambrook silver
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| Same again, even more silvery, great when contrasted with scarlet poppies |
| Artemisia afra
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| 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"?
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| Low growing aromatic silver shrub, ideal against hot walls. Some argument amongst experts about varieties which may account for variability of habit
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| Artemisia canescens Barbed wire plant
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| Not scratchy at all, in fact rather nice iron-grey low-growing per for dry garden, |
| Artemisia chamaemelifolium Ladies maid
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| Greener than many artemisias and will tolerate slightly damper situations, very low growing fly repellent hence popular name |
| Artemisia dracunculoides Russian Taragon
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| Literally tasteless version of above sold in seed packets, traditionally used for hiding the central heating oil tank |
| Artemisia dracunculus French Taragon
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| 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
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| Original version of the tough white flowered & tallish Artemisia, very adaptable. Used in Chinese cuisine, regarded as form of A vulgaris in USA
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| Artemisia ludoviciana Louisiana sage
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| Striking silver foliaged plant for hot dry situations used to season pork. One of the dry garden essentials
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| Artemisia maritima Santonin
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| One of the great Medieval medicinal herbs, now occasionally used as a nervine and constituent of drinks |
| Artemisia pontica Roman wormwood
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| Delightful edging and ground cover plant, ingredient of Vermouths. |
| Artemisia princeps Yomogi
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| Hardy per herb, used by gourmet Japanese to flavour their sticky rice balls, dubious jokes by commercial TV presenters notwithstanding. |
| Artemisia tridentata Sage bush
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| 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
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| Our native mugwort, not only used for home-grown ale but delicious with pork (in small doses) |
