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Size: Various varieties of Artemisia will grow from 10 inches to over 30 inches and the mounds will grow from 10 inches to 20 inches wide.
Foliage: All the Artemisia varieties have some form of silver green leaves that gives the plant its distinctive identity. Most leaves grow along hairy non-branching stems, and have a strong fragrance when crushed. For this reason they are not favorites of foraging deer.
Flowers: The flowers of this plant are of secondary concern. They have no ornamental value.
| Artemisia Choices | |||||
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| Variety | Latin Name | Zone | Size | Foliage | Grower |
| Silver King | ‘Ludoviciana | 9-May | 3 feet tall | silver gray foliage | |
| Silver Queen | Fuzzier leaves | ||||
| Silver Brocade | Stelleriana | 8-Apr | 3-6” tall, 8-12” wide | Silvery, white-haired serrated leaves | The Flower Fields |
| Powis Castle | Species | 8-May | 24 to 30” tall by 15” wide | Lacy silver leaves | The Flower Fields |
| Silver Mound | Schmidtiana ‘Nana’ | 10-Apr | 12 – 15” tall and 12-18” wide | Finely cut, silvery leaves | The Flower Fields |
| Huntington | Species | 8-Apr | 4’ tall | Coarse lacy leaves | |
| Guizhou (White mugwort) | Lactiflora | 8-Mar | 4’ tall | Blackish green foliage on mahogany stems | Blooms of Bressingham |
| Valerie Finnis | Ludoviciana | 8-May | 18” to 24” tall | ||
| Oriental Limelight | Vulgaris | 12” tall with spread of 24” | Lemon yellow & green variegated foliage | Greenleaf | |
