Scientific Name:
Artemisia schmidtiana
Pronunciation:
ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh shmit-ee-AY-nah
Common Name:
silvermound, wormwood, silver mound
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Forms a dense silvery mound a foot (30cm) high; leaves ovate, most 2-3cm long x 1-2cm wide, finely cut to form linear lobes <1mm wide with acute tips; heads of only yellow disk florets, ~5mm wide, many per stem, Sep-Oct.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
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:
Accent plant, Bedding plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed, Dissected
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Linear, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
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:
Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Prune back when flower buds appear in late June. To maintain good vigour, divide every two to three years (in spring or fall).
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.5
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Silvermound
- (PDW) PonD West