Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
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Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
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Number of Varieties
2001
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
11-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
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Brownish Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
bees
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Flies
Allergy
Pollen
allergic reaction, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Insect Bites, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Artemisia annua
SAURURUS cernuus
Common Name
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
Lizard's Tail
In Hindi
Artemisia
Saururus cernuus
In German
Artemisia
Saururus cernuus
In French
Artemisia
Saururus cernuus
In Spanish
Artemisia
cernuus Saururus
In Greek
Αρτεμίσια
Saururus cernuus
In Portuguese
Artemisia
Saururus cernuus
In Polish
Artemisia
Saururus cernuus
In Latin
Artemisia
Saururi cernuus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Piperales
Family
Asteraceae
Saururaceae
Genus
Artemisia
Saururus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Anthemideae
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Subfamily
Asteroideae
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Number of Species
4001
1
27800
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