Artemisia alba

Common name(s): wormwood, white mugwort

Description: perennial; low, mounding growth with aromatic, gray-green foliage and small yellow flowers in summer. Long-lived. Semi-deciduous in winter.

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental- as a low-maintenance groundcover

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 3.5 months of summer drought

Distribution: Southern Europe