Artemisia schmidtiana

Artemisia schmidtiana, common name silvermound,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Japan but widely cultivated as an ornamental.[2][3]

Artemisia schmidtiana
Jardins de Callunes
Ban-de-Sapt, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Artemisia
Species:
A. schmidtiana
Binomial name
Artemisia schmidtiana

Artemisia schmidtiana is a small, mat-forming evergreen tufted perennial growing to 30 cm, with hairy silvery leaves and panicles of small yellow flower-heads; but like many artemisias it is cultivated for its foliage rather than its flowers.[3]

The slightly smaller cultivar 'Nana' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] It grows in USDA zone 1 to 9. It grows in full sun or partial shade in normal, sandy or clay soil. It is fragrant, has silver foliage and blooms in early summer. It attracts butterflies and is deer and rabbit resistant. It can be grown in garden beds as edging and borders, as a ground cover, in alpine and rock gardens and in containers. It grows to 25–30 cm (10-12") in height and 30–60 cm (12-23 inches) in width. It is drought resistant and has a medium growth rate.[5]

References
  1. Cornell University Growing Guide, Silvermound
  2. Maximowicz, Carl Johann. 1872. Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg 17: 439-440 description + commentary in Latin
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana'". Heritage Perennials. n.d. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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