Western mugwort
Common Name: Western mugwort
Genus: Artemisia
Species: ludoviciana
Cultivar: 'Silver Queen'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Chalky/alkaline, Dry
Height: 75cm
Spread: 80cm
Time to plant seeds: September to May
Time to divide plants: September to May
'Silver Queen' is a useful and handsome plant for the border where, with its downy, silvery foliage it acts as a foil for other more brilliantly coloured plants Useful for dry situations, it bears large woolly heads of brownish-yellow flowers from mid-summer to autumn. It may benefit from a mulch of sharp grit or gravel over winter and should be lightly trimmed in spring. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it the Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Looks good with:
Buddleja davidiiErysimum bicolor 'Bowles' Mauve'
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