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Asteraceae
Fringed Sage Flower
Artemisia frigida
Endurance and prairie spirit.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Artemisia
- Native to
- North America, Northern Asia
- Bloom season
- Late Summer, Fall
- Type
- Semi-shrub perennial
- Height
- 8-18 inches
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, dry, poor
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 2-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Fringed sage is one of the hardiest plants on the Great Plains, surviving temperatures below minus 40 degrees.
- Native Americans burned fringed sage as a ceremonial smudge for purification and spiritual cleansing.
- The silvery, finely divided leaves are covered in soft hairs that reflect sunlight and reduce water loss.
- Despite being called sage, it is not in the true sage genus (Salvia) but in the wormwood genus (Artemisia).
- The small, nodding flower heads are wind-pollinated and produce copious allergenic pollen in late summer.
Color meanings
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Absence
1
Protection
2
Cleansing