Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
(Wormwood 'Powis Castle')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial, sub-shrub
Year of Introduction - 1968
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H3
Height - 60cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Cool Garden, The White Garden
Description: A sub-Shrubby Perennial with a bushy, mounding habit. Aromatic, pinnatisect leaves with linear lobes are an attractive shade of silver-green and have a feathery texture. Small yellow flowers held in upright panicles are produced in late summer. However, this plant is normally grown for the striking foliage and the flowers tend to be considered visually insignificant.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small yellow flowers are usually considered to be visually insignificant and are often removed. The flowers are held in upright panicles and are produced in August.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Small flowers in panicles
Flowering time: August
Foliage:
Aromatic, pinnatisect leaves have linear lobes and are a striking shade of silvery-green. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems. The foliage is Evergreen, however, the plant will benefit from being cut hard back in the spring maintain shape.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Pinnatisect with linear lobes
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.