Artemisia ludoviciana
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Botanical Name: Artemisia ludoviciana
Common Name: Silver Wormwood
- Beautiful fragrant foliage for a dry garden. The silver color of the foliage contrasts nicely with darker evergreen shrubs, such as Ceanothus. Spreads by rhizomes, can become invasive.
- Plant Family: Asteraceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
- Height by Width: 1-2' H x spreading
- Growth Habit: Low, spreading by rhizomes
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining
- Water Requirements: Occasional to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Summer/Fall
- Flower Color: Yellow-green
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: Outer North Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, San Jacinto Valley, Southwest (except Channel Islands), Great Basin, Deserts
- Natural Habitat: Generally dry sandy to rocky soils below 10,500'
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