Sagebrush (Angel’s-Hair, Old-Man, Southernwood, Wormwood)
Artemisia species and hybrids. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Sagebrush
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow sagebrush in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of sagebrush
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for sagebrush
- Season of bloom and planting time for sagebrush
- When, how deep, and where to plant sagebrush
- How to plant sagebrush
- Watering, fertilizing, care and pests or diseases of sagebrush
- Landscape and container uses of sagebrush
- Comments about sagebrush and its features
Growing Sagebrush
About 200 species and many hybrids of bushy, mounding, shrublike annual, biennial, and perennial herbs, 1–4 ft. (30–120 cm) tall. Powdery, gray, green, silver, white, lacy or feathery, sometimes rosemary-like, often deeply cut, fragrant leaves, to 4 in. (10 cm) long.
Commonly cultivated species include Artemisia abrotanum, Artemisia absinthium, and Artemisia tridentata.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Insignificant yellow flowers; grown primarily for foliage.
Best Climates
Hardy. Plant as annual, zones 2–4; ground hardy, zones 5–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp, well-drained loam. Fertility: Average–low. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 12–15 in. (30–38 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil to dry between waterings. Avoid wetting foliage. Drought tolerant. Fertilize annually in spring. Prune woody stems in spring to promote bushiness. Propagate by cuttings, division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for beds, containers, ground covers, massed plantings in arid, formal, rock gardens. Good in hanging baskets. Pest and disease resistant.