Scientific Name:	Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Pronunciation:	ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh
Common Name:	Powis Castle artemisia
Family Name:	Asteraceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves silver, powdery with very powerful unpleasant smell when crushed.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching, Dense, Upright Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin (A. absinthium x A. arborescens) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Summer dry, Winter dry Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Bedding plant, Container planting, Dryland (no watering), Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Distinctive smell, Pubescent Colour in Summer: Silver / Grayish Colour in Fall: Silver / Grayish Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Obtuse Margins: Pinnately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle-like, Head (capitulum) Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Yellow, Brown Flower Scent: Unpleasant Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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