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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Blooms sporadically
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Artemisia absinthium x Artemisia arborescens

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Common names
  • Wormwood
  • Artemisia
Also sold as:
  • Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle'
  • 'Brass Band'
  • 'Powys Castle'

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Location: Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah, United States Date: 2021-10-30
Location: Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah, United States Date: 2021-10-30
Location: My garden, Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA Date: 2019-07-04
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Oxfordshire, England Date: 2016-07-09
Location: My yard Arenas Valley NM Date: 2012-08-30 Powis Castle ready to bloom!
Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: My yard Arenas Valley, NM Date: 2012-08-30 Artemisia Powis Castle
Location: Temple, Texas Date: 2019-08-03 Lovely plant has proven to repel wasps on my rural cabin porch!
Location: Herb area Date: 2016-07-01
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: Gause, Texas Date: September 19, 2019 Potted 1 month; Rural setting in full sun on porch.
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2013-05-08 Close up look
Location: Twisp Date: 2002-10-04
Location: Gause, Texas Date: 2020-04-15 3rd year very healthy plant doing much better in ground than in p
Credit florum
Date: 2012-06-22
Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Date: 2013-08-14
Date: 2013-08-14
Credit florum
Credit florum
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada Date: August Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Blooms
Location: Sarasota, FL Date: 2015-04-30 At Selby Gardens
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Date: 2016-08-24 Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Date: 2012-06-22
Date: 2005-07-28 Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Date: 2011-03-16 Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236 Date: 2017-10-31 Artemisia 'Powis Castle', 2017, [Wormwood], ar-tuh-MEE-zee-uh, 3-
Location: Riverbanks Botanical Garden - Columbia, SC Date: 2016-10-21
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2013-05-08
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