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Beach Wormwood in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Artemisia pycnocephala

 

Beach Wormwood

This plant is native to the western United States coastline extending from central Oregon to southern California. It is a leafy perennial wormwood forming clumps about 50 cm (20 inches) in height. It extends erect stems covered in dense foliage which ranges in color from light green to nearly white. The fuzzy inflorescences are studded with small lobular leaves and rounded yellowish flower buds. The plant is aromatic but much less so than are other wormwoods.

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plant Features
  • Beach Wormwood likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Beach Wormwood likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Beach Wormwood is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Beach Wormwood likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Beach Wormwood

Latin name

Artemisia pycnocephala

type

Perennial Flowering plant

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Beach Wormwood likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Beach Wormwood is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Beach Wormwood likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Beach Wormwood likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Beach Wormwood is 1.00meters x 0.50meters 1.00 M 0.50 M

Artemisia pycnocephala

This plant is native to the western United States coastline extending from central Oregon to southern California. It is a leafy perennial wormwood forming clumps about 50 cm (20 inches) in height. It extends erect stems covered in dense foliage which ranges in color from light green to nearly white. The fuzzy inflorescences are studded with small lobular leaves and rounded yellowish flower buds. The plant is aromatic but much less so than are other wormwoods.


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