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Chinese Mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Also called Mugwort

Chinese Mugwort
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0

Chinese mugwort (Artemisia verlotiorum) is a perennial aromatic herb in the daisy family that spreads by stolons into dense patches. It is grown mainly as a hardy, vigorous ground cover or herb, and it can become invasive in gardens.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during dry spells until established; it tolerates drought once mature.
Soil
Ordinary to poor, well-drained soil; tolerates a wide range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; grows well in temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
N. Pakistan to China, Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Artemisia verlotiorum, the Chinese mugwort, is a species of plant in the sunflower family, widespread across much of Eurasia.

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 verlotiorum 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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