Scientific Name:
Artemisia stelleriana
'Silver Brocade'
Pronunciation:
ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh stell-ur-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
Silver Brocade artemisia
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Leaves locally "evergreen", deeply incised with many rounded lobes, pale-green with grayish downy hairs on both surfaces, most blades 4-6cm long x 4-5cm wide, alternate, petioles 2-4cm long; flower heads yellow, <1cm wide, many per flowering stalk, July-Aug.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate, Decurrent
Margins:
Incised, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Scent:
Unpleasant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
