©2001-06 Photo by Ken Gilliland

Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana

Silver Woodworm
 
Form: Shrub Growth habit: Semi low, creeping
Size: 1' - 2' 'h x 2'w Deciduous: Evergreen
Flowering Season: Seed stalks in Summer/Fall Growth Rate: Fast
Flower Color: Insignificant Hardiness: to 15 degrees
Exposure: Full sun Cultural Uses: Medicinal
Soil Moisture: Semi-dry
Soil Type: Rocky/sandy CNPS Status: Not Listed
Family: Asteraceae
Distribution: Outer North Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, San Jacinto Valley, Southwest (except Channel Islands), Great Basin, Deserts Habitat: Generally dry sandy to rocky soils. Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland to 8,500'
 
Wildlife Value: Birds like the seeds and use it for perching and cover.
 

Description:

Beautiful fragrant foliage for a dry garden. Excellent color with Penstemons and Encelias.