Wormwood

Also known as absinthium (en) absinthe wormwood (en) common wormwood (en) green ginger (en) grand wormwood (en)

How to sow wormwood: Direct seed outdoors two weeks after last spring frost

Sun requirement for wormwood: Plant in Full Sun

Wormwood is a species of Artemisia and a member of the Daisy (Asteraceae) family. Other Artemesia species include Tarragon and Mugwort. All parts of the plant are extremely bitter. Wormwood is drought, heat, and deer resistant. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used to make traditional bitters and absinthe. Herbal medicine has historically used wormwood to treat liver, gallbladder and digestive system disorders.

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Growing wormwood

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Height

150cm

Row Spacing

90cm

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Photo by Irina Sergeenkova via iNaturalist (Copyright Irina Sergeenkova)

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abbz Back bed · Sydney

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