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Artemisia rupestris

Artemisia rupestris
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0

Artemisia rupestris is a small perennial wormwood from cold, rocky mountain and tundra habitats across Europe, Siberia and Afghanistan. It is a hardy alpine plant best grown in a gritty, free-draining spot in full sun.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Lean, sharply drained, gritty or rocky soil.
Temperature
Hardy to well below freezing; tolerates cold winters, dislikes heat and humid summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe to Siberia and Afghanistan, SW. Yukon
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Artemisia rupestris is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae.

Its native range is Europe to Siberia and Afghanistan.

Other Artemisia plants

Southernwood · Absinthium · African Wormwood · White Mugwort · Aleutian wormwood · Artemisia alpina · Sweet sagewort · Hedge Artemisia · Little sagebrush · Artemisia arenaria · Chinese Mugwort · Austrian Mugwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artemisia rupestris 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.

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