Scientific Name:
Artemisia ludoviciana
'Valerie Finnis'
Pronunciation:
ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh loo-doe-viss-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
Valerie Finnis artemisia
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ellptical-lanceolate to obovate, 3-12cm long x 1-4cm wide, 4cm long while others are up to 12 cm long and toothed towards the apex, covered with dense white short hairs (feels powdery); heads small with yellow disk florets only.
Habit:
Open, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Mexico, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Tomentose, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Incised, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
Unpleasant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Root rot, Rust, Whitefly or psyllids (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (MCC) Main Campus Courtyard