Scientific Name:	Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou Group
Pronunciation:	ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh lack-tih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:	Guizhou white mugwort
Family Name:	Asteraceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Vigorous, clump-forming; flower heads creamy-white.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Mounded, Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (W. China) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Filler, Fragrance, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Dissected Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Distinctive smell Colour in Summer: Green, Nearly White, Dark-green Colour in Fall: Green, Nearly White Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Dentate, Pinnately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle-like, Head (capitulum) Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, White, (cream) Flower Scent: Musky Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Drought resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Rust

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

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