Scientific Name:
Artemisia dracunculus
Pronunciation:
ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh druh-KUNK-you-lus
Common Name:
French tarragon
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves narrow, linear to narrowly elliptical (rarely 3-lobed), up to 7(-10)cm long x about 1.5cm wide; head of yellow disk florets in narrow, elongated panicles.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Herb
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
Aromatic