$3.00 – $7.00
Latin name: Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou Group
(syn. Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’)
Common name: purple ghost mugwort; white mugwort
Zone: 5 – 8
Height: 4 – 5 ft (1.2 – 1.5 m)
Spread: 2 ft (0.6 m)
Aspect: partial shade
Soil: fertile; moist; well-draining
Water: moderate
Note: We do not ship our plants. Local pick-up only.
Description
An herbaceous perennial with a bushy, upright, clump-forming habit. Black-green leaves are quite fern-like with their deeply incised lobes. Sprays of creamy-white flowers appear atop deep maroon-purple stems in late summer through autumn.
An improved form of Artemisia lactiflora which was discovered on a 1985 Sino-British expedition to Guizhou Province in China. Good cut flower. Relatively pest- and disease-free. Powdery mildew may be a problem in some climates. Deer and rabbit resistant.
This plant is a stellar performer and a delightfully worry-free plant for us in our garden. It also is where we often find lots of baby slugs hiding out in early spring. They do not eat the leaves…much preferring the ferny, distinctively coloured foliage for its great camouflage coverage. You have to look hard to find their small, slimy, soft beige bodies hiding within the plant’s clump-forming habit. So a word to the wise, DO NOT place any plants that slugs love to feed on…such as hostas, lettuces and ligularias…in the near vicinity of your Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’.
Great Plant Pick 2011 (Outstanding plant for the Pacific Northwest)
For more about this plant: Artemisia lactiflora Guizhou Group
Additional information
| Pot size | 4 in, 5 in, 1/2 gal, 1 gal |
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