Description
Artemisia stelleriana is commonly known as Beach wormwood/Dusty miller and locally Lavender in the Indian continent but it is not true Lavender. It is one of the most beautiful evergreens, shining, silvery leaf plants which act as a unique specimen to your garden. It loves full sunlight and requires very less water it acts as semi xerophytic plant. The small yellow inconspicuous flower will come after mid-summer. It shows slow growth in winter & shade areas. The more sunlight it gets the more silvery leaf. Do not give overwatering, as 3-4inch soil dry in the pot, then apply water.
Uses –
- Due to the presence of essential oils, it has some medicinal properties but is mainly cultivated for ornamental use.
- The above-ground plant parts and oil are used for medicine.
- The leaves are used for flavoring rice dumplings.
- It is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms.
- It is also used to treat fever, liver disease, depression, muscle pain, memory loss, and worm infections.
- Wormwood oil is used as a fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes.
Sunlight – Full Sunlight (>6hrs)
Water – Very less like Cactus (regular watering do not let it grow well)
Fertilizer – Once in a year (Feb/March)
Soil – Well-drained & Fertile soil (Can grow in all soil except damp soil)
Re potting – Once in 3yrs
Location – Potted Plant/Sunny areas/Rock garden/Bonsai/
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