Artemesia Ground Cover

Artemesia (Wormwood, Western Mugwort)

Superb sun loving foliage plants grown for the bright silvery-white leaves. Artemesia make excellent ground cover as the plants develop quite quickly. They contrast beautifully with most other plants, especially very hot colours, pinks and mauves or white garden designs. Use them with perennials in borders or gravel gardens. They are perfect for mediterranean inspired designs too.

These are very much foliage plants, although they do flower in late Summer, the flowers are small and insignificant.

Any well drained soil is suitable for Artemesia, they are best in full sun. A regular trim in early Spring will keep A. Powis Castle tidy and bushy, other varieties should be cut to ground level in Autumn.