Artemisia annua - live plant (sweet wormwood)
Artemisia annua - live plant (sweet wormwood)
Live Artemisia annua plant, sweet wormwood. A tall annual with finely cut foliage of a bright, light green, which gives off a very distinctive camphor-like, resinous scent when crushed.
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What you receive
What you receive
- A live, rooted plant
- Sold as an ornamental and aromatic collector's plant
- Packaging suited to live plants
Botanical description
Botanical description
Artemisia annua is an annual member of the Asteraceae native to temperate Asia, naturalised in many regions of the world. It grows fast and tall: 1 to 2 metres in a single season, sometimes more in good soil.
Its foliage is two to three times divided, almost thread-like, which gives it a light, airy texture very different from other wormwoods and mugworts. It flowers in late summer with tiny, inconspicuous yellowish flower heads: the appeal of the plant lies in its foliage and its scent, not in its flowers.
A plant known in the history of science
A plant known in the history of science
Artemisia annua holds a special place in the history of pharmacology: a molecule isolated from this species in the 1970s earned the Chinese scientist Tu Youyou the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.
We need to be clear about what this means. That work concerns a molecule isolated and purified in a laboratory and developed into a drug, not the plant. What we sell here is an ornamental and aromatic plant. We attribute no health properties to it, and this page does not describe any use of it.
Growing
Growing
An easy, vigorous annual. Full sun, ordinary well-drained soil, moderate watering once established. It tolerates drought better than excess water.
Give it room: it quickly bulks up and can shade its neighbours. It self-seeds easily, sometimes abundantly. If you do not want it popping up everywhere, cut the flower stems before the seeds ripen.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
How is it different from wormwood or common mugwort?
All three are Artemisia, but their foliage tells them apart at first glance. Wormwood is silvery grey and perennial. Sweet wormwood is light green, very finely cut, and dies at the end of the season.
Is it perennial?
No, as its name suggests: it completes its whole cycle in one season. It does, however, self-seed, which gives the illusion of a plant that comes back.
Why does it smell so strong?
Its foliage is rich in volatile compounds. The scent, camphor-like and slightly resinous, is released as soon as you brush against the plant. It is its main appeal in the garden.
How tall does it grow?
Commonly 1.50 m, sometimes over 2 m in rich soil. Plan the space accordingly.
Also worth exploring: our aromatic plants and our rare plants.
