About
Artemisia absinthium 'Lambrook Mist' is an upright perennial, reaching heights of up to 1 meter. This plant features fragrant, silvery-grey foliage that can grow up to 15 centimeters in length, intricately divided into narrow lobes. In late summer, it produces delicate clusters of small, muted yellow flower heads.
About the genus
Artemisia includes a variety of plants such as shrubs, perennials, and annuals, which can be either evergreen or deciduous. The leaves are typically gray, aromatic, and often have a divided appearance. The flower heads tend to be inconspicuous.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained fertile soil in full sun. Can die back in heavy, poorly-drained soil
- Pruning
- Pruning Group 7 Cut back to the lowest, new shoots near the base in mid to late spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Root stem tips or heeled sideshoots as greenwood cuttings in early summer.
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and a gall midge
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus