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Big Sagebrush

Artemisia spiciformis

Big Sagebrush
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Snowfield sagebrush (Artemisia spiciformis) is an aromatic, low shrub from high mountain slopes and meadows in the western United States, often growing near late-season snow. Grow it in full sun with lean, well-drained soil and minimal water, as it is adapted to cold, rocky conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Lean, gritty, well-drained soil such as rocky or sandy mix.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; tolerates frost and snow well, but protect from heat and humidity in lowland gardens.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. U.S.A.

About

Artemisia spiciformis is a North American species in the sunflower family, with the common name snowfield sagebrush. It grows at high elevations in the mountains, frequently in the vicinity of late-season snow.

Where it grows

It is found in the Western United States in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.

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 spiciformis 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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