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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Southern Europe

Types

Artemisia abrotanum

Number of Varieties

-
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-5

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gray

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs

Other Uses

Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARTEMISIA abrotanum

Common Name

lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood

In Hindi

southernwood

In German

Eberraute

In French

aurone ou citronnelle

In Spanish

Artemisia abrotanum

In Greek

Artemisia abrotanum

In Portuguese

Abrótano

In Polish

Bylica boże drzewko

In Latin

Southernwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Artemisia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Anthemideae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

7
1 27800
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Properties of Southernwood

Want to know the properties of Southernwood? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Southernwood is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Southernwood Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders and Tonic

  • Part of plant used: Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves and Twigs

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Southernwood Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Southernwood. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Southernwood physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long hair-like leaves. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow and Gray
  • Leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Southernwood

Taking Southernwood Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Southernwood include pruning, which should be done Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Southernwood

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Southernwood is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Southernwood is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are - varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Artemisia abrotanum. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.