Wormwood is undersized. Decorative wormwood garden: photo, varieties

Year after year, on the eve of Ivan Kupala Day, my grandmother, a simple village resident, observed the same ritual. She collected twigs of gray wormwood in small bunches and, groaning,

hung over doors, at windows, in secluded corners of the house. To all our "why?" what for?" shortly answered: "Protection from evil forces and envious people." The same wormwood, which she also called the "God's tree", forced her to rinse her hair - for density - and apply a rag moistened with its infusion to wounds and cuts.

Much later, an explanation was found for these manipulations and procedures. To understand this, one had to turn to the history of the study. medicinal plant better known as Artemisia. From ancient Greek, the word is translated as "healing", which directly indicates the special properties of wormwood. Legends confirm the power of the plant, however, attributing the name to the goddess Artemis, who used it when nursing women in childbirth. Or the queen of ancient Halicarnassus, Artemiska, who was cured with the help of wormwood.

One way or another, this semi-shrub or herbaceous perennial has been known since time immemorial. It has been used as a digestive stimulant, cleanser, disinfectant, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory agent. All sorts of infusions and decoctions were widely used, even wine tinctures, for example, vermouth and wormwood vodka - absinthe. Due to the fact that wormwood grew everywhere, from the southern provinces to northern latitudes, it could not but interest scientists and researchers of beneficial flora.

It is known that there are more than 400 species of wormwood, many of which grow here in Russia. By the way, the Russian "wormwood" comes from "fly" - to burn or "pelyn" - gray - ashy color. This perennial, from 3-150 cm high, with a thick woody root, alternate, deeply dissected leaves and inconspicuous flowers collected in small inflorescences. The fruit is a seed. The main external sign is openwork and a silvery coating of leaves. The strong aroma, unusual color and diversity of the leaf blade in different species led to the fact that over time, sagebrush moved from monastic gardens to secular flower beds and gardens. The unprecedented unpretentiousness of artemisia also contributed to the spread: the plant is undemanding to light, adapts to any poor soils, is drought-resistant and winter-hardy in its climatic zone.

In our latitudes are found everywhere: wormwood (A. vulgaris) or Chernobyl; wormwood (A.absinthium) , wormwood medicinal (A. abrotanum) , wormwood (A. cina) And Pontic wormwood (A. pontica) . Standing apart is the species better known to us as tarragon or tarragon - dragonwormwood (A. dracunculus), it is often used in the food industry as a spice and flavor in the manufacture of wines and beverages.

Involved in ornamental gardening wormwood Pursha And wormwood louis (for mixborders), wormwood caucasian And Steller's Artemisia (for rock gardens); wormwood schmidt (backstage along the track) and sagebrush pontic (in group plantings). With timely pruning, some species are suitable for borders.

Artemisia propagate by seeds and division of rhizomes at the end of summer. Cuttings mainly in summer.

It is difficult to find such a simple and such an amazing plant, its versatility is not crossed out even by one significant drawback - the ability to grow strongly. You can limit growth by planting in a pot without a bottom or using border tape.

But for lovers of color experiments, a wide field of activity opens up. The soft silvery shade of wormwood will favorably emphasize pink and purple tones or play in contrast with thick greens and blues, burgundy and yellows. The feathery texture of the leaves will break the monotony of a dense mixborder, and the creeping forms of some types of wormwood will soften the strict surface of a rocky hill or gravel dump. Add here the openwork variety of leaves and it will become clear: the triumphal advent of wormwood has taken place!

Wormwood is a common herbaceous plant, about which there is a double opinion. On the one hand, it has excellent healing properties known since antiquity. On the other hand, it is one of the most tenacious weeds. In the article we will tell you how wormwood grows in the garden, we will give a description of the varieties.

Features of bitter wormwood

Wormwood is a perennial herb silver color aster family. It has a lignified branched root system, straight stems covered with a silvery down, dissected leaves. There are over 400 types of wormwood, and each has priceless qualities. Wormwood and citvarna are used to prepare medicinal decoctions, extracts from bitter wormwood are used in perfumery, in the production of vermouth and absinthe.

Wormwood is used as animal feed. Tarragon is known as a spice called tarragon or tarragon. Low-growing types of wormwood are considered decorative - Schmidt's wormwood, Steller's wormwood, Louis' wormwood, milky-flowered wormwood, Persian wormwood and others are used for landscaping and in landscape design.

This is what wormwood looks like, a perennial plant that some consider weeds.

Wormwood has a strong specific smell and is considered the most bitter plant among the Russian flora. It has a multi-headed rhizome with short shoots and branched roots. Erect, slightly ribbed stems are 50-90 centimeters high, branched in the upper part, with grayish-silver pubescence.

The lower leaves are on long petioles, twice or thrice pinnately dissected, the upper ones are almost sessile, twice tripartite or pinnate; segments of all leaves obtusely pointed, linear-oblong. Flowers in small spherical baskets are yellow, tubular. Wormwood blooms in July-August. It grows near dwellings, in gardens, along roads, on pastures on loose soils.

Planting wormwood and caring for it

Wormwood is propagated by cuttings, but it can also be grown from seeds. Sow the seeds in rows to a depth of 5-6 centimeters. When they germinate, they are thinned out, leaving at a distance of 15 centimeters from each other only the most strong seedlings. Grown plants should be transplanted into the ground or flower pot on the permanent place.

Wormwood can also be propagated by segments of the rhizome, by dividing the bush. The bushes are well divided in early autumn. Delenki are immediately planted in new places. In late May - early June, wormwood is propagated by cuttings. For this, apical cuttings about 10 centimeters long are best suited. A branch for the cutting is cut off under the knot, the lower leaves are cut off. Cuttings are planted in boxes or in a specially designated area with sandy loose soil. Watering is not worth it.

Tip #1 Seedlings are planted in a permanent place on next year. Usually perennials propagate by dividing the rhizome and cuttings, annuals - by seeds.

In summer, wormwood should be watered abundantly, maintaining uniform soil moisture, but it should not get wet. In winter, watering the plants is limited, but the complete drying of the soil is not allowed. During active growth, once or twice, wormwood needs to be fed with complex fertilizers diluted with irrigation water. Wormwood grows well in sunny and sheltered places. It is frost-resistant, but if it grows in a pot, its roots need to be additionally protected for the winter, as the soil in the pot freezes.

Wormwood leaves close-up

Growing conditions and caring for wormwood

Wormwood should be watered rarely and only in hot weather. Bushes grow quickly, so the rhizomes require constant pruning. Numerous flower stalks are desirable to be removed. This usually refers to undersized types of sagebrush. Decorative wormwood is unpretentious and drought resistant, so it feels good in light sandy soil on the sunny places. She is contraindicated in heavy clay soil.

Having chosen a suitable site in the spring, you need to dig it up with sand and compost and immediately plant wormwood. So that it does not spread throughout the garden, you need to limit it with the help of a curb tape dug into the ground. root system, or grow in pots and containers.

If the wormwood is watered too abundantly, it can lose its pubescence, which means it loses its decorative effect. Therefore, it should be watered only during a long drought. In rainy summers, wormwood can be affected by powdery mildew - in this case, it should be treated with a fungicide.

Tip #2 During flowering, the buds are removed so that the ovaries do not form, and the seeds do not scatter throughout the area.

Types of wormwood, their brief description

Widely used in ornamental gardening Artemisia arborescens

There are more than 350 types of wormwood, common in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America. It is valued for the beauty of openwork leaves of a wide variety of shades - gray, steel, silver-white, grayish-green, silver-blue.

Undersized species of wormwood

Undersized species of wormwood are valued for the decorative appearance of the leaves and their beautiful color.

species name	Characteristic
Steller's Wormwood	Perennial. Grows on the rocks of the Far East, Alaska, Norway, Japan, North America. Found in river mouths, on dunes. The height of the shoots is 30 cm. The cut leaves are silvery in color. Baskets are small, yellowish. Winter-hardy. Suitable for gravel garden. It goes well with gray fescue, cloves, clary sage, creeping gypsophila.
Wormwood Schmidt	It is found in the Far East, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, in Japan. It grows on poor soils, in the mountains, on the coast. The Nana variety has numerous shoots - they form openwork rounded bushes or low dense curtains 25 cm high. The foliage is silver-green, pinnately dissected. Powis Castle is a hybrid. The height of the shoots is 35-40 cm. The foliage is openwork, silver-green, pinnately dissected.
Wormwood field	Perennial. Height 15-60 cm. It grows in Siberia, throughout Russia in the steppes, pine forests, wastelands, sandy places. Stem reddish, branched, ascending. The leaves are linear above, bare or covered with a gray fluff, pinnately dissected below. Flowers yellow or reddish.
Wormwood Pursha	Height up to 60 cm. The leaves are whole, elongated, pubescent, silvery. You can cut. Grows actively due to long roots.
Wormwood Louis	Height 60-80 cm. The leaves are whole, elongated, silver-gray with teeth at the top. There are varieties that differ in the size and arrangement of the teeth on the leaf, the size of the leaf blade.

Tall species of wormwood

Tall wormwood bushes are planted at the edge of the garden or along fences. Select the following varieties:

species name	Characteristic
Wormwood	It releases phytoncide, which has a depressing effect on neighboring herbs and garden plants. Do not plant dahlias, carnations, legumes nearby. Small flowers are collected in inconspicuous panicles. The species is decorative - the foliage is silky, white-green. Smells nice. Blooms in July.
Wormwood Louisiana	The plant is perennial. The length of the stems is 1 meter. It grows strongly. The flowers are brown, ugly. Fruit must be removed. Grows well in sunny places. Not winter hardy. Dislikes stagnant water.
Variety of wormwood Janlim	Perennial. Frost resistant. It has beautiful dissected yellowish-green leaves. White flowers are not decorative.
Wormwood annual	Grows in Russia, Asia, Japan, China, Transcaucasia, Crimea. The bushes have a pyramidal shape 1.50 m high. The dark green leaves are fragrant when rubbed. The flowers are not decorative. This type of wormwood can be sheared.
Wormwood pontic	Grows in the Caucasus, in Siberia in the steppes, forest-steppes. The rhizome is creeping, the stems are thin, strong with dense foliage. The leaves are twice pinnately dissected, the lower ones with a petiole, the rest are sessile. White below, grayish green above. Blooms in August. The view is winter-hardy.
Artemisia rutolistnaya	Her homeland is Siberia, Central and Central Asia. Grows in mountain steppes. Semi-shrub. Perennial stems are covered with cracked bark. Form a round bush. Annual shoots are gray silky. Outer leaflets oblong, wavy inside.
Wormwood (chernobyl)	Height reaches 2 meters. Weed, not decorative. It is difficult to get rid of it because of the powerful root system.

A bush of bitter wormwood. Many gardeners grow given plant as a backyard decor

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This plant has a strong, incomparable aroma, sharp taste, unusual appearance. It is used in medicine, cosmetics, cooking, park and garden exteriors. However, not all types of wormwood are decorative, although most have attractive leaves.

Application decorative types wormwood in landscape design is very diverse. Wormwood, with its attractive silvery leaves, is used to create picturesque color compositions that also repel many insect pests with their tart smell. Undersized species of wormwood decorate borders, alpine slides, rockeries. Read also the article: → "".

Tall species are suitable for decorating flower beds, rose gardens, mixborders. The openwork leaves of wormwood are heavily indented and seem to be covered with ashes or dust. They can have different shades - from grayish green to silvery white. In sunny dry areas, wormwood is planted with drought-resistant plants- milkweed, yarrow, mullein, decorative onions (with purple balls).

• Wormwood Louis (Silver Queen variety) looks great along with Thunberg barberry.
• Steller's wormwood looks beautiful next to stonecrop, grass, gray fescue, sage, low bells.
• Wormwood lactiflora goes well with aster shrub, New England or New Belgian.

Low-growing varieties of wormwood are suitable for decorating a gravel garden, planting on retaining walls. So, for example, the very decorative Schmidt's wormwood grows in low and dense cushion bushes and goes well with bergenia, small-bulbous, colchicum. high grades sagebrushes can serve as screens to hide unsightly areas of the garden or as a backdrop for low flowers.

Wormwood can be planted if you want to balance and associate bright colors with cold shades in a flower garden. flowering plants. The silver-gray color of the openwork leaves of wormwood goes very well with blue and purple flowers, as well as with roses of any color. Wormwood is used in alliance with juniper and geyhera. The combination of silvery foliage of wormwood with delicate, pastel shades of flowering plants looks interesting. However, it will decorate wormwood and classic flower beds, successfully diluting flashy-bright peonies, irises, daylilies.

Tip #3 In the spring, before the leaves grow back, sagebrush can be cut in the shape of a ball. When the leaves grow, you will get fluffy balls.

Wormwood will come in very handy if you are planning to create a fragrant garden. You can add narrow-leaved lavender, thyme, sage, monarda, Fassen's catnip to them - in such a flower garden, the nobility of color and the elegance of wormwood leaves will be complemented by steppe spicy aromas. Moreover, the growing conditions of all these plants are the same. It will also decorate wormwood and a gravel garden or rockery - it will add delicacy and grace to rough compositions of stone and small conifers.

Bitter wormwood Filatra close-up - small flowers plants

Wormwood in the fight against insect pests

If the wormwood is planted under apple trees or hung on branches, it will scare away the flower beetle, psyllid, codling moth. A decoction of wormwood is used against currant moth, sucker, codling moth, flower beetle. A decoction can be prepared from fresh or dry wormwood harvested during flowering:

1. 700-800 grams of dry grass (fresh should be taken 3 times more) pour water, close the lid and leave for 1-2 days.
2. Then boil for 25-30 minutes. Strain, add water up to 10 liters.

The first time the plants are sprayed after flowering, the next 3-4 sprays are carried out with a week break. And you can prepare a composition that will not only have an insecticidal effect on plants, but also enrich the soil with nutrients:

1. Boil 1 kilogram of dried wormwood for 10-15 minutes in a small amount of water, cool.
2. Infuse 1 kilogram of chicken manure in a small amount of water for 1-2 days, strain.
3. Mix both solutions, add water up to 10 liters and spray the plants.

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Question. How is wormwood used for medicinal purposes?

Wormwood juice works great as an anesthetic, disinfectant, helps heal wounds, stop bleeding. An infusion of wormwood is also used for scabies, for lotions for inflammation of the eyes, inflammation of the periosteum, and for articular rheumatism. Wormwood tincture disinfects the gums and oral cavity.

Name: wormwood (Artemisia) has always been highly valued for its special tart, intoxicating aroma. Known since ancient times wormwood(Artemisia absinthium).

Artemisia atrata
Photo of Voronina Svetlana

Even the ancient Greek philosopher Xenophanes wrote that the valleys of the Euphrates are filled with the fragrance of wormwood, and shepherds often use it as an intoxicating, intoxicating remedy. And in our time, an infusion of wormwood, or absinthe, is part of many drinks, in particular vermouth. And the very name "Wermut" just means wormwood. But much more often they used wormwood as a medicine. In this regard, several variants of the origin of the name of this plant appeared. More often than others, there is a mention of the name of Queen Artemisia, the wife of Mausolus, who specially collected and cultivated herbs with healing properties. Name Greek goddess hunting and fertility of Artemis, could also serve as a derivative for the name of this plant, since with the help wormwood(Artemisia vulgaris) treated women's diseases. Or maybe everything is much more prosaic, and the name of the genus comes from the Greek word artemes, which can be translated as: only what is good for health. In any case, the virtues of wormwood have been known since ancient times and they were widely used.

Description: the genus includes more than 400 species distributed in Europe, Asia , Africa and North America.

Plants are perennial, rarely annual or biennial, herbaceous or semi-shrub. The leaves are arranged in the next order, deeply dissected, rarely whole. Inflorescences - baskets, very small, collected in turn in racemose, paniculate or capitate inflorescences. Marginal flowers with a narrow, filiform corolla, white, yellow or pink; middle - tubular, yellow or pink. The fruit is a seed. In 1 g up to 30,000 seeds.

Unusual and exquisite beauty of openwork foliage of wormwood, including various shades gray color- from almost silver-white, steel and silver-blue to grayish-green. Experienced gardeners decorated flower beds with various wormwood as early as the 16th-19th centuries. Depending on the type of wormwood, they can be from 20 cm to 1.5 m high, some lend themselves well to shearing. Plants are decorative throughout the season. In flower beds, they are very unpretentious, drought- and frost-resistant, which allows them to be used in dry areas that are very warm in summer and freezing in winter.

Undersized species:

Steller's Wormwood- Artemisia stellerana Bess. It grows on the rocks of the sea coasts of the Far East, Japan, Alaska, Norway. In addition, it is widely settled in North America. Occurs in estuaries, on dunes, climbs coastal cliffs. Perennial with more or less spreading shoots, 20-30 cm long, with beautiful, split, silvery-gray leaves. During flowering, the stems reach 40-50 cm in length. Baskets are small, yellowish, in loose inflorescences, appear from mid-summer to autumn. Peduncles are best cut before flowering, otherwise they will close the leaves - the main decoration of this wormwood. In GBS since 1955 (from Primorye), blooms profusely in August, seeds appear in November (not annually). Easily propagated by seeds. Violin (1960) recommends cutting stems to prevent flowering. Known in culture since 1865 (Poletiko, Mishenkovag 1967), brought to Europe from North America (Pagey, 1932; Ishiyama, 1936; Bailey, 1947; Dictionary of Gardening, 1956; Wyman, 1971). Zolotarev (1896) notes its winter hardiness and recommends it as a border plant. Variety imported from Japan Maurice Form"("MorisForm"), known as " Bugton Silver"("Boughton Silver") 30 cm high, characterized by almost white, showy leaves and creeping shoots. This plant creates the effect that its leaves are carved from white felt. To maintain a compact form, pruning and annual rejuvenation by hilling or dividing are recommended. Winter-hardy, but freezes in snowless winters. Good for planting on rocky hills and retaining walls, excellent groundcover for a gravel garden. Steller's wormwood goes well with carnation-grass, gray fescue, creeping gypsophila, clary sage and various types stonecrop. Photo on the left EDSR. Photo on the right of Nadezhda Dmitrieva

Wormwood Schmidt- Artemisia schmidtiana Native to the Far East, found in Sakhalin and the south Kuril Islands as well as in Japan. Settles on poor soils in the mountains and on the coast. We know mainly the form " Nana"("Nana"). Its numerous, densely leafy shoots form openwork rounded "bushes" or small low dense curtains, 25-30 cm high. The leaves are pinnately cut into narrow lobes, silvery green, densely pubescent. It blooms in August - September In our conditions, the plant is not very stable, often dies in winter, rather than from frost, but from an abundance of snow, but it can recover due to root offspring. Herbaceous perennial with stems up to 1 m tall. Forms common thickets. In summer, brown flowers appear, each less than 1 cm in diameter and of no ornamental value. It is better to remove the formed fruits of a nondescript look. Requires a sunny location. In the middle lane, it is not winter-hardy enough; shelter is necessary with spruce branches. Does not tolerate stagnant water. Sort" Silver Queen"("Silver Queen"), also known as " Silberkonigin"(" Silberkonigin ") was obtained in Great Britain in the 20th century. Height is about 70 cm, forms loose thickets. It has strongly branched, densely pubescent shoots in the upper part. Leaves are lanceolate, sessile. The whole plant is silver-gray. It blooms in July. Baskets collected at the tops of the shoots in compact inexpressive inflorescences. "Valerie Finning"("Valeri Finnig") is distinguished by very characteristic leaves with a tip dissected into several sharp teeth. The leaf is gray-green above and almost white from dense pubescence below.

Wormwood Messerschmidt - Artemisia messerschmidtiana Bess. Siberia, Far East, Mongolia. Slopes with bushy meadow-steppe vegetation, edges. Semi-shrub, 60-80 cm tall. The perennial part of the stem is brown with peeling bark in longitudinal brown stripes. Annual shoots are green-violet, slightly ribbed, with sparse crumpled hairs. The leaves are gray from a continuous felt of matted hairs, 5-7 cm long. (including petiole 1-2 cm long.), doubly pinnatisected. The terminal lobules are lanceolate, entire or with several denticles. All segments at an acute angle are directed to the top of the sheet. At the base of the petiole are simple or dissected ears. Large primary leaf lobes 4-5. In the intervals between the second and subsequent primary lobes, small simple lobules are located along the main axis of the leaf. The inflorescence is paniculate, consisting of separate brushes of baskets. Baskets 4-5 mm in diameter, rounded, drooping, located on relatively short pubescent peduncles. The involucral leaves are pubescent with long hairs. The outer leaves are green, oblong-triangular. The middle ones are ovoid, the inner ones are broadly ovate, almost round, membranous with dark brown stripes. Receptacle convex, glabrous or hairy. Hair breaks off easily. Outer flowers in a basket are pistillate, including 17-19 pieces. Disc flowers are bisexual, 65-70 in number. Hemicarps obovate about 1.5 mm long. Photo by Vyacheslav Petukhin from the site "Nature of Baikal"

Wormwood lactiflora- A. lactiflora wall. Homeland - Western China. Perennial herbaceous plant up to 100 cm tall with reddish-brown stems and openwork dark green glossy leaves. Flower baskets are small, white, collected in dense racemose inflorescences. Blooms in August. Prefers moist peaty soils and a sunny location. Looks great in landscape-style flower beds and in the background of a mixborder, along with a beautiful flowering perennials. In culture since 1828. Photo on the left EDSR. photo on the right Rozantseva Tatiana

Wormwood "Zhanlim"- Artemisia vulgaris "Janlim" ("Oriental Limelight") Frost-resistant perennial. Zone: 4-9. Correct name of this variety "Janlim", but trading companies distribute it under the brand name "Oriental Limelight". The variety is notable for its yellow-green, beautifully dissected leaves. At a young age, the leaves cover the spots almost completely, and on more mature green background becomes more noticeable. Coloring remains until late autumn. The growth pattern is upright. The leaves release fragrance when rubbed. Tiny white flowers that appear at the ends of the stems in summer have no decorative value. Grows best in poor to moderately fertile soils in moderately moist to dry soils in full sun. Good drainage is a must. From dampness, the plant rots. On excessively fertile soils and in the shade and partial shade, the stems lie down. This variety is less aggressive than the original species. If the leafiness of the stems decreases, the plants can be trimmed and they will grow again. The colorful yellow-green foliage contrasts well with other plants in herb gardens and borders. An indispensable plant for areas with poor and dry soils. Photo by Anna Petrovicheva

Wormwood annual - A. annua L. Homeland - the south of the European part of Russia, Crimea, Transcaucasia, the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, China, Japan. An annual herbaceous plant that forms pyramidal bushes up to 150 cm tall. The leaves are finely dissected, dark green, fragrant when rubbed. The flowers are inconspicuous, have no decorative value. Good for haircut. In culture since 1741. If you sow seeds with an interval of 50 cm, you will get dense thickets that resemble a hedge of coniferous shrubs. The showy pale green foliage makes a great natural backdrop for the vibrant blooms of the annuals. Photograph by Kirill Tkachenko

Wormwood pontic- A. pontica L. Distributed throughout Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia. It settles in dry areas in the forest-steppe and steppe zones. Wormwood Pontic has a creeping rhizome, the stems are thin, strong, up to 1 m long, densely leafy. The leaves are oval, twice or thrice pinnately dissected, all stem, the lower ones with a petiole, the rest are sessile, gray-green above, and almost white below, felty. Baskets are almost spherical, small, drooping, in a narrow paniculate inflorescence, painted whitish-yellow. Blooms in August 30-35 days. Fruiting. In culture since the 16th century. Winters without shelter. Good for molding. In GBS, Moscow, the seeds were collected in 1948 in Krasnodar Territory, on the slope of the railway Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms in IX. The seeds do not ripen. Vye. 70 cm. Flowering is annual and plentiful. Reproduction is vegetative. Decorative, spicy.

Wormwood rutolistnaya - Artemisia rutifolia Steph. ex Spreng. = A. turczaninoviana Bess. Homeland - regions of Siberia and the Far East, Central and Central Asia. Mountain steppes, rocky slopes, talus. Semi-shrub 20-80 cm tall. Lignified perennial stems are highly branched and covered with brownish-gray cracked bark, together with annual shoots form a rounded bush. Annual shoots are greyish-silky with pressed hairs. Petiole leaves without lobules at the base of the petiole, pubescent on both sides. The plate is round or reniform, 0.6-2 cm long. and 0.8-3 cm wide. twice pinnately or twice ternarily dissected into 3-5 lobes. The latter, in turn, are triply or pinnatifid. Terminal lobules linearly oblong, 2-15 mm long. and 0.5-1.5 mm wide. Baskets hemispherical 3.5-5 mm in diameter. rejected or drooping in a racemose or paniculate inflorescence. Involucral leaflets are hairy, outer ones are oblong. Receptacle glabrous or with hairs. Marginal flowers are pistillate, there are 5-15 of them, median flowers are bisexual, including 12-28. Achenes oblong-prismatic, angular-ribbed. Photo Ovchinnikov Yury

Of the other polynyas, medium-sized ones are interesting. n. armenian(A. armeniaca, syn. A. "Canescens") with openwork bluish-gray foliage Artemisia "Canescens" Photo Shakhmanova Tatiana Longhorn. perennial. In GBS, Moscow, seeds were obtained in 1961 from a bot. garden of the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR. Vegetates from IV to X. Blooms from VII to VIII. Seeds in X. High. 80 cm Blooms in the 3rd year. The culture is unstable. Also in GBS Moscow tested: A. austriaca Jacq. - P. Austrian . Krsch. pl. Living plants were collected in 1951 in the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region, on the floodplain terrace of the river. Ok, on the sand. Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms annually in VIII-IX. Seeds do not always ripen in IX-X. High 72 cm. winter sowing seedlings appear in spring. It grows strongly due to underground shoots. essential oil, decorative. A. dracunculus L.- P. tarragon . Krsch. pl. Living plants were collected in 1965 in the Issyk-Kul basin, near the village. Pokrovka, on the spurs of the ridge. Terskey-Alatau, in the steppe. Vegetates from IV to early X. Blooms from late VII to early IX. Doesn't bear fruit. High 1.5 m Artemisia austriaca Photograph by Kirill Tkachenko A. koizumii Nakai- P. Koizumi . Short text pl. The seeds were collected in 1953 near Korsakov, Sakhalin Region, to the south. slope by the sea. Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms in IX. Seeds in XI. High 1.4 m A. latifolia Ledeb.- P. broadleaf. Longhorn. pl. Live plants collected in 1951 f. in the Voronezh region, on the steppe plateau. Vegetates from IV to X. Blooms in VIII. Seeds in X. Flowering and fruiting are not always abundant. High 50-85 cm. Vegetative reproduction. Requires well-fertilized soil with the addition of lime. A. littoricola kitam.- P. coastal . Longhorn. sod pl. The seeds were collected in 1963 in a bot. Garden of the Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms in IX. High 1.5 m. When podzimnem sowing shoots appear in IV. A. opulenta pamp.- P. lush . Longhorn. pl. Seeds were collected in 1953 in the Sakhalin region, in bushes near the river. Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms from VIII for about 2 months. The seeds do not ripen. High 1.9 m. When sown before winter, it blooms in the 1st year, in IX. Reproduction is vegetative. Artemisia dracunculus Photograph by Kirill Tkachenko A. persica Boiss.- P. persian . PC. Seeds were collected in 1950 in the KirgSSR, near the city of Jalalabad, at the top. 2400 m a.s.l. y. m. There is a reproduction of this sample. Vegetates from IV to X. Blossoms in VII. Seeds in VIII-IX. Flowering and fruiting are plentiful. High 80 cm decorative, aromatic. A. rubripes Nakai- P. krasnochereshkovaya . Longhorn. sod pl. Living plants were collected in 1953 at st. Oceanic, in a broad-leaved forest. Vegetates from IV to the end of X. Blossoms in IX-X, more than 1.5 months. The seeds do not ripen. High 2.5 m. When podzimnem sowing blooms in the 1st year in X. Vegetative reproduction. A. rupestris L.- P. rocky . Wintergreen PC. Seeds were collected in 1964 in Int. Tien Shan, on the right bank of the river. Sa-ryjaz, to the top. 3000 m asl y. m.; living plants collected in 1964 in the Inside. Tien Shan, on the saline lakeside plain in the south. coast of the lake Chatyrkel. Blooms in VI-VII. First arr. does not bear fruit, the 2nd bears fruit in VIII. High 30 cm. Reproduction is seed. When podzimnem sowing shoots appear in the spring. Blooms in the 2nd year. The culture is unstable. Recommended for small rocky hills. Artemisia santolinifolia Photograph by Kirill Tkachenko A. santolinifolia Turkish. ex Bess.- P. santolinofolia . Wintergreen PC. Seeds were collected in 1960 in Int. Tien Shan, in the valleys of the Irtash and Chon-Kzyl-Su rivers. Blooms from the end of VIII to X. High. 0.8-1 m. Reproduction is seed. Winter sowing is recommended. Gives abundant self-seeding. Blooms in the 2nd year. Characterized by high vitality. The diameter of the trunk in the lower part is up to 3 cm. A. selengensis Turkish. ex Bess.- P. selenginskaya . Longhorn. sod pl. Living plants were collected in 1952 at Gornota-ezhnaya station, on wet sands. Vegetates from IV to the end of X. Blooms in X (sometimes only buds). The seeds do not ripen. High 2.5 m. Vegetative reproduction. A. sericea Web. ex Stechm.- P. silky . Longhorn. pl. The seeds were collected in 1954 in the Stolby plant; living plants were collected in 1951 in the Voronezh region, on a steppe plateau. Vegetates from IV to IX. Blooms in IX. The seeds do not ripen. High up to 75 cm. Vegetative reproduction. decorative. Artemisia stolonifera Photo of Tatiana Rozantseva A.stenophylla kitam. - P. angustifolia . Longhorn. sod pl. Seeds were collected in 1955 in Primorsky kr., near the village. Stone-Fisherman, on a gravelly slope. Vegetates from IV to the end of X. Blossoms at the end of IX - beginning of X. Does not bear fruit. High 75 cm. Vegetative reproduction. decorative. A. stolonifera (Maxim.) Kom.- P. shoot-bearing . Longhorn. sod pl. Living plants were collected in 1952 at st. Ocean, in oak forest. Vegetates from IV to the end of X. Blooms in X,. flowering is interrupted by frost. The seeds do not ripen. High 1.5 m. Vegetative reproduction. A.umbrosa Turkish. ex DC.- P. shadow . Longhorn. sod pl. Living plants were collected in 1953 at the Gornotayezhnaya station, along dry slopes. Vegetates from IV to the end of X. Blooms in X. Seeds do not ripen. High 2.7 m. Vegetative reproduction. Characterized by high vitality.

Artemisia lactiflora "Guizho"
Photo by Andrey Ganov

Location and soil: undemanding to the soil, extremely drought-resistant and winter-hardy. The main success factor for silver-leaved species is poor, well-drained, neutral soils and a sunny position. Species with green foliage will suit more fertile and moist soils, light shading is possible. At high soil moisture, in culture, at frequent watering, sagebrushes may lose their wonderful pubescence, become greener and lose their attractiveness.

When planting, it is a good idea to add sand to the planting hole so that the soil is looser. Peat, especially acidic, is better not to use for this, after all, most types of wormwood grow in semi-deserts and deserts, and some species simply on carbonate soils.

For successful wintering polynyas, especially low-growing ones, need good drainage. Wormwood is unpretentious, grows well and develops on poor, but loose soils. Low-growing species can be planted on the southern exposures of hills, on terraces and retaining walls, in crevices between stones.

Artemisia arborescense
Photo by Marina Shimanskaya

Care: watering is very rare only in extreme heat. The rapid growth of bushes of some species requires regular pruning of rhizomes.or planting in containers. Flowering of wormwood can hardly be called decorative. In some cases, it is even recommended to remove numerous flower stalks that cover the entire plant. This is more often the case for undersized species. Flowering of tall species does not cause negative emotions

Reproduction: seeds, perennial species dividing the bush and segments of rhizomes, and semi-shrub species - also cuttings. Seeds are sown in a semi-warm greenhouse in April. Seedlings dive into 7-9 cm pots of 1-3 pieces.

Artemisia are well cut from May to the end of July. The main thing is that the roots form before the cold weather. Both young and mature shoots, 7-10 cm high, are used for cuttings. Moreover, all parts of the stem are used. They are rooted in beds with loose sandy soil, and only the next year the cuttings are planted in a permanent place. Cuttings do not need shading or frequent watering.

Usage: most species are used as decorative foliage in mixed plantings, dry bouquets, Steller's wormwood - mainly in borders.

Artemisia palmeri
Photo by Marina Shimanskaya

In ornamental gardening, sagebrush is used mainly because of the silvery carved leaves, which, in combination with blue, purple and white flowers, give airiness to the composition. These plants are decorative throughout the summer. Tall species are planted in flower beds to mitigate sharp, bright colors, which simply do not fit without gray. For this, long-rhizome species can be used, since they do not form dense thickets, but freely germinate between other plants without oppressing them.

Artemisia respond well to a haircut, so compositions of various heights can be formed from them. Wormwood goes well with many plants. You just need to choose the right combinations.

Wormwood can grow in one place for many years. But long-rhizomatous or rhizomatous sprout species "crawl" to a neighboring place. This must be taken into account when including polynyas in flower beds. Therefore, compositions without clear boundaries are more suitable for them.

Artemesia maritima "Sea Wormwood"
Photograph by Kirill Tkachenko

Wormwood can serve as an excellent background for almost any sun-loving plants. blue fountain perennial flax taking off from group n tarragon(A. stolonifera), ceases to look rustic and becomes aristocratic and refined. Ordinary asters, translucent through wormwood louis(A. ludoviciana), seem mysterious, especially in light twilight. And it can be the center of the composition. And silver lace Artemisia Schmidt(A. schmidtiana), planted in the form of wings on the edge of the lawn or along the path, will not leave anyone indifferent. Schmidt's dwarf wormwood, surrounded by stonecrops or juveniles, will decorate a low flower garden. She looks great in rock gardens against the background of stones. If the slide is small, you can plant a tiny wormwood caucasian(A. caucasica), and if large, then creeping Steller's Artemisia(A. stelleriana). In the mixborder wormwood Pursha(A. pursha). If you are not too lazy and pinch the growth point at the desired height (while leaving 3-5-7 shoots and removing the rest), it will form funny spherical “bouquets” from the side shoots in a fairly short time. Great on a large lot wormwood medicinal(A. abrotanum), or God's tree. Using a pinch, it is very easy to form graceful curly "trees" up to 1.5 m tall from this shrub.

Partners: Perfectly combined with roses of various shades from white to red. Combinations of wormwood with red-leaved or golden forms of plants are interesting: Thunberg's barberry, purple leafy bergenia, small-flowered "Palace Purple", etc. Ornamental cereals are very appropriate in these plantings.

Artemisia umbelliformis (Artemisia laxa) Photo EDSR.	Artemisia schmidtiana "Silver Mound" Photo EDSR.	Artemisia grossgeimii Photo by Olga Bondareva
Artemisia frigida Photo Kravchenko Kirill	Artemisia hololeuca Photo Kravchenko Kirill	Artemisia sericea Photo Kravchenko Kirill

article materials used:
Nina Protasova "What does wormwood smell like" // "Gardener" - 2009 - No. 1

A low ground cover, Steller's Wormwood prefers to grow in its natural environment on coastal cliffs and rocky slopes. In culture, this species is used for planting on alpine slides, rockeries, along the edge of mixborders. The plant is a compact bushes with spreading shoots no more than 30 cm in length. The leaves are carved, silvery, deeply cut. The tips of individual leaves are rounded, which gives the plant a particularly attractive appearance.

The flowering period begins in July-August. At this time, long peduncles up to 50 cm in height appear above the bushes. Each of them is crowned with several nondescript yellow baskets, collected in loose inflorescences.

In horticultural culture, it is customary to cut flower stalks before flowering, otherwise they will close the carved leaves and reduce the decorative effect of the plant.

Steller's Artemisia is suitable for neutral or slightly alkaline soil with a high sand content. The species is frost-resistant, drought-resistant, but requires annual rejuvenation, otherwise it loses its compact shape. Rejuvenation is carried out by dividing the bush or hilling the plant.

The most popular variety is "MorisForm" with creeping shoots and almost white foliage.

The genus of wormwood or artemisia (Artemisia) from the Compositae family has about 300 species of herbaceous and semi-shrub plants that grow in the wild in Europe and most of Asia and North Africa.

The value of decorative sagebrush for the garden lies in its unusual silver-gray foliage. The leaves of the plant are covered with thick silky hairs, inconspicuous yellow or white flowers appear in July-August.

There is a legend in Europe that the spicy smell of wormwood planted near the house can drive away evil spirits. We don’t know about perfume, but the culture perfectly repels mosquitoes on the site.

Several representatives of the genus are used as an ornamental plant in landscape design.

Wormwood Schmidt (Artemisia schmidtii), namely its ground cover variety "Nana", also known as "Silver Mound" 10-25 cm high. The plant forms dense silver-green clumps with feathery foliage. It lends itself perfectly to pruning, thanks to which you can form compact lush pillows. In winter, it can freeze slightly, but quickly recovers. Spectacular hybrid of this species "Hang Castle" about 35 cm high with openwork pinnately dissected foliage.

Steller's Wormwood (Artemisia stelleri) and her varietal forms"Mori's Form" and "Boughton Silver" with silver-white openwork leaves. The height of the varieties is about 30-40 cm.

Wormwood Louis (Artemisia ludoviciana). Its height is 50-80 cm. Narrow leaves are bluish or silvery in color. Known varietal forms "Valeri Finning", "Silver Queen", "Silver King".

Wormwood Pursha (Artemisia purshiana). Herbaceous semi-shrub plant with a branched stem 60-70 cm tall and elongated-oval white-gray leaves. Regular pinching of the top during the growing season allows you to form a beautiful lush bush.

Culture is completely undemanding to care. Wormwood in the garden grows well in full sun. It likes poor, well-drained soils; in fertile soil it loses its compact shape. Like most silver-gray deciduous perennials, Artemisia is very drought tolerant and does not tolerate stagnant water, which leads to the death of the plant. However, immediately after planting for rooting, it requires regular moderate watering for 2-3 weeks.

Since the culture grows well in poor soils, it does not need top dressing at all. Throughout the season, care for sagebrush in the garden consists of weeding and pruning shoots in autumn or spring in tall species. Low varieties that form curtains eventually begin to die off in the center, so every 2-3 years they need to be rejuvenated by division. The procedure is carried out in the spring.

The plant propagates mainly by dividing bushes, root or stem cuttings, but the first method is the simplest and most effective.
Artemisia can be susceptible to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew, mold, and white rust. High humidity and poor air circulation exacerbate these problems.

Application in landscape design

In the garden, wormwood looks advantageous in composition with elegant fescue, blue kermek, lofant, sage, bright carnation grass, sunny coreopsis, echinacea, variegated varieties of dwarf barberry, euonymus, spirea, lush santolina. The plant is an ideal candidate for creating a garden herbs and alpine hills.

Planting wormwood next to cineraria, yasnotka, onosma and stakhis will create an unusual silver-gray monochrome composition.

Today we will talk about such a plant as wormwood. Its silvery, carved leaves have inspired many gardeners to use it in landscape design. It is often used as ornamental plant and decorate garden beds with it.

Wormwood is a common plant with a controversial reputation. This is one of the most tenacious weeds, which is almost impossible to remove without the use of special tools and preparations. At the same time, it has long been proven medicinal properties wormwood. It has been treated since ancient times.

General information and some types

The wormwood plant is a herbaceous perennial from the Astroflower family. The plant has branched roots, which are covered with a silvery down. It has straight stems, on which are densely dissected leaves.

There are more than four hundred types of wormwood in the world, and each of them has invaluable properties. Wormwood and bitter wormwood are used for medicinal decoctions and infusions, bitter wormwood extract is very often used in perfumery and even in the production of such alcoholic beverages as absinthe and vermouth. Spreading wormwood is fed to domestic animals. Many species serve as excellent soil fixers. Tarragon wormwood, better known as tarragon or tarragon, gives dishes an unusual aroma and magical taste.

It is also very common to use wormwood in landscape design. For poor sandy soil, these types of wormwood are perfect:

Wormwood Louis

This cultivated plant originally from Seventh America. Ludoviciana, as it is also called, is a perennial. This ornamental plant reaches a height of 80 centimeters and has a very developed and long root system. Its stems are densely pubescent and very strong, they are silvery leaves. In order to form a compact bush of wormwood Louis, you need to regularly pinch new shoots and remove inflorescences.

Any garden will be decorated with varieties of wormwood Louis:

• Valeri Finnig. It is a shrub with dissected leaves and unbrown stems. The leaf is greenish gray on the outside and white on the inside.
• Silver queen. This bush is more branched and densely pubescent with foliage.

Wormwood Schmidt

This is a perennial, which is quite densely pubescent with lacy silver-colored leaves. Plant height can reach 15-30 centimeters. This is a very popular type of wormwood that looks great in a landscape ensemble with other plants and flowers. The most popular variety of Schmidt's wormwood is Nana. A compact bush in the form of a ball with filiform dissected leaves has a simply stunning appearance.

Steller's Wormwood

This plant is very popular due to its beautiful openwork leaves. They give the plant an extraordinary beauty. Silver-colored leaves remain decorative throughout the season, grow back in spring and at the same time exude a specific pleasant aroma.

Although the plant blooms and this happens in mid-July, its flowers are not of particular value for the appearance of the bush. Flowers are generally recommended to be removed., as they cover the plant itself. Leaves, very similar to deer antlers, seem to creep along the soil, and such a miniature and very neat plant looks just amazing in any garden.

This variety coexists very well with bright flowers - phlox, herbal carnation and yarrow.

reproduction

Any kind of wormwood reproduces very well by cuttings, with the help of segments of the root system, as well as when dividing the bush.

If the first breeding option is chosen, then this should be done either in late spring or early summer. It is necessary to cut the apical shoots up to ten centimeters. This should be done at an angle, and then the cut shoots should be cleaned of the lower leaves and lowered into a container with sand. The bush is transplanted to a permanent place in open ground, a year later. If the gardener can find a place for a bush that will meet all the necessary conditions, then in this case the plant can be planted immediately in open ground in a permanent place. At the same time, it should be very well lit and the soil should be sandy and light. In such conditions, the cuttings perfectly adapt and take root.

The division of the bush is usually carried out in the fall. Yes, and the method of propagation by segments of the root system is best done during this period. . In both cases, you need to dig a bush, divide the root system into several parts and transplant them to new permanent places.

Rules for growing in your garden

Decorative wormwood is considered quite unpretentious plant and does well in light soils in well-lit areas. However, it will die very quickly in clay soil. In the spring, you need to choose a place for planting, carefully dig it up and mix the soil with compost or other organic matter and sand. Immediately after this, you can plant the plant.

In order for the bush not to grow in the garden like a weed, it is necessary to limit the development of its rhizome. To do this, when landing in the ground, it is necessary to dig 30 centimeters of curb tape. Another option is to grow the plant in separate containers or pots.

If you overdo it with watering, then you can influence the abundance of pubescence, and then the plant will lose its decorative effect. That is why it is necessary to water it only during a long drought, it is not worth spraying the foliage with water at all.

The plant may be subject to a disease called powdery mildew. This usually occurs during prolonged rainy weather. With the disease will help to cope with a special drug - a fungicide.

During the flowering period of the bush, it is imperative to remove all inflorescences, because the formation of ovaries will lead to the dispersion of seeds throughout the area.

Use in garden landscaping

It is widely used in landscape design and decoration of parks and garden beds. The silver bush creates a very beautiful composition in the neighborhood with other garden inhabitants, while its aroma successfully repels all kinds of flower pests. Such a plant on the site will bring not only aesthetic pleasure to the grower, but will also be incredibly useful.

Low-growing varieties of plants are usually used in decoration. alpine slides and curbs. The Ludovica variety goes well with low bluebells, barberry, cloves or sage. High grades perfectly coexist with roses.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to say that growing this ornamental plant on your site will not take much time and effort from the grower. He doesn't need Special attention and care, but it will perfectly fit into any garden composition and, perhaps, even become its main decoration.

decorative wormwood

The beauty of the silvery dissected leaves of wormwood has inspired flower growers to use some species of this plant in garden decoration.

Wormwood is one of the most common herbaceous plants, which has an extremely controversial reputation. Its wonderful healing properties have been known since antiquity. At the same time, wormwood is one of the most tenacious weeds.

General information

Wormwood is a perennial (sometimes annual) herbaceous plant of the Astrotsvetna family. The plant has a lignified branched root system, straight stems covered with a silvery fluff and dissected leaves.

More than 400 species of wormwood are known, each of which has invaluable properties. Wormwood And wormwood used to prepare medicinal decoctions, extracts from wormwood are used in the perfume industry and in the production of absinthe and vermouth, wormwood spreading serves as food for pets. Some types of wormwood are good soil fixers. Wormwood tarragon, known as tarragon, or tarragon, gives dishes an incredible taste and magical aroma.

In landscape design and for landscaping areas with poor sandy soil, tall and undersized species decorative wormwood - Steller's Artemisia, wormwood schmidt, wormwood lactiflora, wormwood louis, wormwood mountain, sagebrush pontic, wormwood armenian, wormwood persian.

Wormwood Louis

A cultivated native of the prairies of North America, Artemisia Ludovica, or Ludovitsiana, is a perennial ornamental plant up to 80 cm high with a long rhizome, strong densely pubescent stems and silver-gray leaves. To form a compact bush from this species of wormwood, you should remove the inflorescences in a timely manner and pinch the shoots.

Varieties of wormwood Louis - Valeri Finnig and Silver Queen can become a wonderful decoration of the garden. The first variety is a shrub with weakly branched stems and dissected leaves, greenish-gray on top and almost white on the inside.

Wormwood Ludovica Valeri Finnig

A fast-growing member of Artemisia Silver Queen, it has more branched stems, densely covered with pubescent silver-gray leaves.

Wormwood Louis Silver Queen

Wormwood Schmidt

Schmidt's wormwood is a perennial undersized densely pubescent shrub from 15 to 30 cm high with strong stems and "lacy" silvery leaves. The plant is one of the most popular ornamental crops, which looks especially advantageous in combination with other flowers in a flower bed. One of the most common varieties of Schmidt's wormwood is Nana. It is a small spherical shrub with silvery-green, pinnately dissected, filamentous leaves.

Wormwood Schmidt Nana

How to propagate wormwood

All types of decorative wormwood are easy to propagate cuttings, rhizome segments, dividing the bush. Propagation by cuttings is best done in late spring or early summer. To do this, cut at an angle the apical shoots up to 10 cm long, remove the lower leaves and plant them in containers with sand. You can transplant to a permanent place in a year. If you manage to create ideal conditions for growing wormwood - find a well-lit area with light sandy soil in the garden - cuttings can be planted immediately in open ground.

In early autumn, you can start breeding by dividing the bush and segments of the rhizome. In both cases, the plant should be dug up, the rhizome divided into several parts and planted in new places.

Conditions for growing wormwood

Unpretentious and drought-resistant decorative sagebrush will feel great in light sandy soil in open, well-lit places, but will die in heavy soil with a high content of clay. In the spring, having chosen a suitable site, you should dig up the earth with compost and sand and immediately plant the plants.

So that the wormwood does not spread throughout the garden, it is recommended to limit its root system with a border tape dug into the ground to a depth of 20-30 cm, or to grow it in flowerpots and containers.

As a result of excessive glaze wormwood can lose its pubescence and with it lose its decorative effect. Therefore, the plant should be watered only during periods of prolonged drought, it is not necessary to spray from above.

In a rainy summer, sagebrush can strike powdery mildew, which is easy enough to deal with by treating the plant with a fungicide. During the flowering period, it is better to remove the inflorescences so that ovaries do not form and the seeds do not scatter throughout the garden.

Use in garden design

The scope of decorative types of wormwood in landscape design and in the design of flower beds is extremely diverse. A plant with beautiful silvery leaves creates picturesque color compositions, while repelling harmful insects with a tart, bitter aroma.

Undersized species are used for decoration curbs, alpine slides, rockeries. Wormwood Louis Silver Queen goes well with barberry Thunberg, wormwood Steller - with low bells, sage, carnation-grass. Tall species give a special charm to flower beds, rose gardens, mixborders.