Mugwort
Common Name: Mugwort
Genus: Artemisia
Cultivar: 'Powis Castle'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline
Height: 90cm
Spread: 90cm
Time to take cuttings: April to June
Flowering period: August to August
An invaluable foliage plant, 'Powis Castle' is unique in carrying multi-branched stems of silver filigree foliage, which acts as a superb foil to medium-sized flowering perennials such as pinks or scabious. Outstanding with pastel colours, the dense silver colour is held through the summer but is perhaps at its very best in mid summer, just right for the bulk of the season's flowers. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
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