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; leaves pinnately compound with lobed leaflets 4-7cm long x 3-5cm wide, dentate-serrate margins; heads numerous, small, with creamy-white disk florets only arranged in panicle-like inforescences 30-45cm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (western 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Dissected, Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Nearly White
Colour in Fall:
Green, Nearly White
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Dentate, Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
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 Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
