Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Potentially a hybrid between A. arborescens and A. absinthum selected by British gardener A. J. Hancock in the late 1960s. It was then introduced in 1972 by the National Trust's Powis Castle in Wales where it was used to line the walls and terraces surrounding the castle. Fine feathery, aromatic silver foliage that stays evergreen in all but the severest of winters in which it will freeze to the ground and put on new growth in spring. Deer resistant.

Requirements: Full sun and well-draining soil. Drought tolerant.

Height: to 3 ft.    Spread: to 6 ft.

Artemisia absinthum 'Lambrook Silver'

A selection from the garden of Margery Fish of Lambrook Manor, England. Very deeply cut aromatic silver foliage and allegedley one of the longest-lived of the artemisias. Evergreen in all but the severest of winters in which it will freeze to the ground and put on new growth in spring. Deer resistant.

Requirements: Full sun and well-draining soil. Drought tolerant.

Height: to 30 in.    Spread: to 30 in.

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Brought to England by Valerie Finnis from the Munich Botanic Garden where it was grown as Artemisia borealis but later identified to be A. ludoviciana and subsequently named after her by Beth Chatto. In a 1996 trial by the Chicago Botanic Garden named it best in class for its vibrant foliage, sturdy stems, and slow-to-spread nature. Narrow lanceolate aromatic leaves with lobed tips. Winter dormant and hardy to well below 0 F. Deer resistant.

Requirements: Full sun and well-draining soil. Drought tolerant.

Height:  to 2 ft.   Spread: to 3 ft.