![]() ![]() This plant's season is late summer to early fall and blooms for about 2-3 weeks. Florets on the margins of each head only have pistils while the central flowers have bost pistils and stamens. While the whole panicle can range from 4-8 inches by 4-5 inches in size, each individual floret is only 1-2 mm. Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Green Flower Inflorescence: Head Panicle Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Size: They are almost perfect cylinders, the top rounded and the bottom tapered. Fruit: Display/Harvest Time: Fall Summer Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Length: Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Occasionally Dry Available Space To Plant: 3 feet-6 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herb Herbaceous Perennial Perennial Poisonous Habit/Form: Clumping Erect Multi-stemmed Maintenance: Medium.Himalaya Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Dry and poor soil, erosion, deer and rabbit damage Dimensions: Height: 2 ft. Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Europe to Siberia and W. Attributes: Genus: Artemisia Species: absinthium Family: Asteraceae Uses (Ethnobotany): It was used medicinally to flavor the drink absinthe, and in seasonings for food and drink.Tags: #poisonous #full sun tolerant #perennials #gray leaves #silver leaves #yellow flowers #medicinal #silver #summer flowers #deer browsing plant #ornamentals #herbaceous perennials #rhizomatous #flowers late summer #dry soils tolerant See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: ![]() This plant is a noxious weed in the Midwest. May struggle to thrive in NC's humid summers. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Absinthe is a food source for a number of aphid, moth, and grasshopper species, but its aromatics generally deter herbivorous mammals including rabbits and deer. ![]() While Absinthe was once banned in the US from use in food and drink, the reasoning being that the compounds within were high enough quantities to be toxic, the ban has been lifted as of 2007. Deadhead flowers to prevent self-seeding. As they may become leggy in part sun or too fertile soil, pinching back the tips in spring will help promote shorter, bushier growth. Space these plants 5 feet apart and they will grow to an average height of 3 feet tall. Plant in full to part sun and well-drained, loam to loamy clay, moist to moderately dry soil– some gravel or poor fertility is okay. It propagates by seed, though they germinate slowly. Consider planting it in borders, beds, or even rock gardens. It can be weedy in disturbed areas and has been naturalized in waste places in the northern United States. In the landscape, it is used as a cultivated ornamental with Its soft, gray foliage it makes a good choice for toning down brighter colored flowers. See below DescriptionĪbsinthe, the herb used to flavor the drink of the same name, is an herbaceous perennial native to Eurasia. Phonetic Spelling ar-tem-EE-zee-ah ab-SIN-thee-um This plant has low severity poison characteristics. ![]()
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