Artemisia annua | Sweet Sagewort, Annual Sagebrush, Chinese Wormwood, Qing Hao | Herb
Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family ASTERACE and Genus Artemisia This Herb will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Artemisia annua does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Artemisia annua so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Artemisia annua sweet sagewort,annual sagebrush,Chinese wormwood,qing hao is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Artemisia annua has leaves that are mildly perfume scented. Artemisia annua is known as qing hao in Chinese.
Leaves of the plant Artemisia annua have a smell of agreeable scent and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Perfume | Mild
Artemisia annua has traditionally been used in many herbal remedies including: as a bitter, as a febrifuge, as an antimalarial and as an antibiotic. (More are listed in the medicinal properties section.) Traditional medicinal remedies are made from the leaves. This anemophilous species has only a light pollen count during hay fever season. Hay fever season usually extends from July to September.
Artemisia annua is distributed as follows … US
"Allergies A-Z", Myron A Lipkowitz and Tova Navarra, Facts on File, New York, 1994.
Artemisia arbuscula | Mugwort | Various
Artemisia biennis | Biennial Sagebrush | Flower
Artemisia californica | California Sage Brush | Shrub
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.