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Artemisia princeps
Also called Korean Mugwort, Korean Wormwood, Yomogi
Japanese mugwort is a vigorous, spreading perennial herb in the daisy family, native to China, Japan and Korea, grown for its aromatic leaves and as a wild plant along roadsides and riverbanks. Its key to growing it is containing it, since it spreads quickly by underground stolons and can become invasive.
Artemisia princeps, also commonly called yomogi, ssuk, Japanese mugwort, Korean wormwood, Korean mugwort or wormwood in English, is an Asian plant species in the sunflower family, native to China, Japan and Korea. It is a perennial, very vigorous plant that grows to 1.2 meters (3 ft 11 in). This species spreads rapidly by means of underground stolons and can become invasive. It bears small, buff-coloured flowers from July to November which are hermaphroditic, and pollinated by wind. The leaves are feather shaped, scalloped and light green, with white dense fuzz on the underside.
Artemisia princeps is native to China, Japan and Korea. It has been introduced into Belgium and the Netherlands. It grows in a variety of habitats including roadsides, slopes, valleys and riverbanks.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artemisia princeps by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
