Artemisia, "A Garden Designer's Blue Ribbon Winner"
Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on May 6th 2026
The calming silver-hued foliage of Artemisia adds an airy, cooling elegance to the garden.
Well-placed, interesting foliage is an essential refining element in perennial garden design. Versatile Artemisia's cool, lustrous foliage helps quiet the transition between boldly colored blooming plants or complements a softer, monochromatic theme. It rarely flowers, preferring to shine the spotlight on its petaled companions instead.

"A garden designer's blue ribbon winner" -Allan Armitage
Silvery, lacy, foliage forms soft, rounded mounds. Heat and humidity tolerant.
A great selection for warm coastal regions!
Zones 5-9
Mature height: 2-3'
Only delicate in appearance, Artemisia, commonly known as wormwood, is just right for dry, hot, sunny spaces. This drought-tolerant, vigorous plant thrives in poor to moderate, well-draining soil.
A bonus! Its aromatic, bitter foliage is distasteful to most garden pests.

Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
Finely cut silver foliage forms compact rounded mounds, soft and fluffy to the touch.
A valuable rock garden plant with good drought tolerance. Suitable for edging perennial borders, or as a ground cover.
Zones 3-8
Mature height: 10"

Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade'
Silver, near-white, low growing foliage has a velvety texture and scalloped edges.
Cold tolerant.
Zones 3-9
Mature height 6-12"
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