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Artemisia arbrotanum


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Artemisia arbrotanum is a super hardy ancient garden plant with great foliage texture that smells like Coca Cola!


Description:
Southernwood (Artemisia arbrotanum) is a totally-forgotten ancient garden herb with superb fine-textured aromatic foliage that provides excellent texture all year long PLUS a fruity camphor-like fragrance to the leaves that is reminiscent of Coca Cola! Trim hard in late winter to maintain a bushy habit. Yellowish insignificant flowers can be removed or left on the plant.


Common Name: Coca Cola Plant, Southernwood

Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring - Fall

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries:

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Not known in truly wild habitats.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia

Europe and Africa - North Africa

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