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Asteraceae
Artemisia
Artemisia absinthium
Absence and bitterness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
- Native to
- Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, poor to average soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Artemisia absinthium is the key ingredient in absinthe, the legendary green spirit favored by artists like Van Gogh.
- The genus is named after the Greek goddess Artemis, protector of women and the wilderness.
- The plant contains thujone, a chemical compound once blamed for causing hallucinations in absinthe drinkers.
- Its silvery foliage is covered in fine hairs containing aromatic oils that repel many garden pests.
- Wormwood was traditionally hung in doorways and placed among linens to repel moths and fleas.
Color meanings
0
dignity
1
protection from evil