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Artemesia annua
(Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao, Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood)
(Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao, Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood)
Origin: Native to Asiatic and eastern Europe
Family: Asteraceae
Light: Full sun-part shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 1.5-3'
Blooms: Fragrant, chartreuse, mid-Summer
Foliage: Aromatic, herbaceous, fern-like, blue-green
Soil: Well-drained, neutral, mildly alkaline
Water: Regular
Uses: Foliage, herb, food, medicine, potpurris, butterfly garden, bee garden, bird garden
Propagation: Seeds
Caution: Plant is invasive. Plant can cause skin allergy - wear gloves when handling
Comments: Artemesia annua or Annual Wormwood or Huang Hua Hao or Sweet Annie or Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood is an annual herbal plant with an upright growth habit. It is of Asiatic and eastern European origin. In mid-Summer, Artemesia annua produces fragrant, chartreuse blossoms, followed later by seeds. Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds. Huan Hua Hao has attractive aromatic fern-like, blue-green, alternate, camphor-scented foliage. The dried leaves makes wonderful potpurris. Annual Wormwood is easily propagated from seeds. It thrives best in well-drained, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment. Artemesia annua is low maintenane. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not wish to have any volunteers next season. Wind and insects help in the pollination of Sweet Annie. Mass plant Sweet Sagewort as backdrop among other perennials. It makes an eye-catching foliage plant in the absence of its blossoms. The dried leaves of Sweet wormwood contains antibiotic and anti-cancer properties and had been traditionally used as a herbal tea by the Chinese to prevent and treat Malaria. The stems are eaten as a salad.
USDA Zones: All
Comments: Artemesia annua or Annual Wormwood or Huang Hua Hao or Sweet Annie or Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood is an annual herbal plant with an upright growth habit. It is of Asiatic and eastern European origin. In mid-Summer, Artemesia annua produces fragrant, chartreuse blossoms, followed later by seeds. Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds. Huan Hua Hao has attractive aromatic fern-like, blue-green, alternate, camphor-scented foliage. The dried leaves makes wonderful potpurris. Annual Wormwood is easily propagated from seeds. It thrives best in well-drained, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment. Artemesia annua is low maintenane. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not wish to have any volunteers next season. Wind and insects help in the pollination of Sweet Annie. Mass plant Sweet Sagewort as backdrop among other perennials. It makes an eye-catching foliage plant in the absence of its blossoms. The dried leaves of Sweet wormwood contains antibiotic and anti-cancer properties and had been traditionally used as a herbal tea by the Chinese to prevent and treat Malaria. The stems are eaten as a salad.
USDA Zones: All
Comments: Artemesia annua or Annual Wormwood or Huang Hua Hao or Sweet Annie or Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood is an annual herbal plant with an upright growth habit. It is of Asiatic and eastern European origin. In mid-Summer, Artemesia annua produces fragrant, chartreuse blossoms, followed later by seeds. Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds. Huan Hua Hao has attractive aromatic fern-like, blue-green, alternate, camphor-scented foliage. The dried leaves makes wonderful potpurris. Annual Wormwood is easily propagated from seeds. It thrives best in well-drained, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment. Artemesia annua is low maintenane. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not wish to have any volunteers next season. Wind and insects help in the pollination of Sweet Annie. Mass plant Sweet Sagewort as backdrop among other perennials. It makes an eye-catching foliage plant in the absence of its blossoms. The dried leaves of Sweet wormwood contains antibiotic and anti-cancer properties and had been traditionally used as a herbal tea by the Chinese to prevent and treat Malaria. The stems are eaten as a salad.
USDA Zones: All
Comments: Artemesia annua or Annual Wormwood or Huang Hua Hao or Sweet Annie or Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood is an annual herbal plant with an upright growth habit. It is of Asiatic and eastern European origin. In mid-Summer, Artemesia annua produces fragrant, chartreuse blossoms, followed later by seeds. Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds. Huan Hua Hao has attractive aromatic fern-like, blue-green, alternate, camphor-scented foliage. The dried leaves makes wonderful potpurris. Annual Wormwood is easily propagated from seeds. It thrives best in well-drained, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment. Artemesia annua is low maintenane. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not wish to have any volunteers next season. Wind and insects help in the pollination of Sweet Annie. Mass plant Sweet Sagewort as backdrop among other perennials. It makes an eye-catching foliage plant in the absence of its blossoms. The dried leaves of Sweet wormwood contains antibiotic and anti-cancer properties and had been traditionally used as a herbal tea by the Chinese to prevent and treat Malaria. The stems are eaten as a salad.
USDA Zones: All
Comments: Artemesia annua or Annual Wormwood or Huang Hua Hao or Sweet Annie or Sweet Sagewort, Sweet Wormwood is an annual herbal plant with an upright growth habit. It is of Asiatic and eastern European origin. In mid-Summer, Artemesia annua produces fragrant, chartreuse blossoms, followed later by seeds. Butterflies and bees are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds. Huan Hua Hao has attractive aromatic fern-like, blue-green, alternate, camphor-scented foliage. The dried leaves makes wonderful potpurris. Annual Wormwood is easily propagated from seeds. It thrives best in well-drained, neutral or mildly alkaline soil in a sunny to part shade environment. Artemesia annua is low maintenane. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not wish to have any volunteers next season. Wind and insects help in the pollination of Sweet Annie. Mass plant Sweet Sagewort as backdrop among other perennials. It makes an eye-catching foliage plant in the absence of its blossoms. The dried leaves of Sweet wormwood contains antibiotic and anti-cancer properties and had been traditionally used as a herbal tea by the Chinese to prevent and treat Malaria. The stems are eaten as a salad.
USDA Zones: All
USDA Zones: All
