Things Needed
Tip
you may spray your artemisia with an anti - transpirant atomiser in late fall and again in other winter to forbid leaf and halt death due to water evaporation have by cold wintertime winds . These sprays are commonly used in Zones 6 and cold-blooded .
Warning
Do firmly pruning of artemisia in fountain or early summertime . A hard pruning is cut down the works size by more than 1/3 . A hard pruning in crepuscule exposes open pruning cuts and novel emergence to crocked , cold conditions , causing winter kill of the pruned areas and mayhap of the total flora . check that your artemisia is planted in well - drained soil . Soggy soils can cause root rotting and eventual last of the plant over the wintertime .
Artemisias are a specie of Mediterranean herbaceous plant distinguished by their silver , white or grey foliage . There are over 300 unlike species of artemisia . Most artimisias are referred to as mugwort , white sage or wormwood , except for tarragon , which is also a type of artemisia . Artemisias make wonderful margin for heyday and veggie garden , and although many can become invasive if left to their own devices , several cultivar , namely Silver King and Silver Mound , make very tardily , spreading respectable cumulation . Artemisias do n’t necessitate much in the means of wintertime care .
Step 1
Shear off faded flower stalks in previous summer or other crepuscule .
Step 2
Remove dead or unkept branches . Make the cuts 1 to 2 inch into live Ellen Price Wood at a 45 - level slant above a secure branch or bud .
Step 3
Mound 3 to 4 inches of mulch around the base of the plant and over the ancestor zone . This keep Robert Lee Frost retch ( antecedent are let out due to soil enlarge and catching during thaw / block cycles ) and protect the roots from freeze .
Step 4
Give your artemisia 1 to 2 inches of water a week during the capitulation . Stop watering two to three day before predicted freezing weather .
Step 5
part your artemisia . When the center becomes woody and candid and the flora get going to fall flat to the face , dig up the plant , removing as much of the root musket ball as you could . Divide the plant into three to four section , remove the vigorous out increment from the woody sum . Replant the section as normal and discard the pith . You may only need to divide artemisia every three to four years .
