Artemisia capillaris seed

LATIN NAME: Artemisia capillaris

COMMON NAME: Capillary Wormwood

The capillary wormwood is a handsome, upright, much-branched, aromatic, perennial herb or small shrub of the dry, sunny places, and its fine, much-divided, feathery, silvery-green leaves and its many small, inconspicuous, yellowish flowers in the long, slender, branching clusters have made it a treasured and fine plant of the region. It grows as an upright, much-branched, aromatic herb or small shrub, reaching up to one metre or so, with the upright, branching stems bearing the alternate, much-divided, feathery, silvery-green leaves and, through the late summer, the many small, inconspicuous, yellowish flowers in the long, slender, branching clusters, followed by the many small, dry, one-seeded fruits. It is a species of the flowering plant in the daisy family, and it is native to the dry, sunny places of the eastern Asia, while it is treasured for its long history of traditional use, and it is known as the capillary wormwood.

In the daisy family it is the silvery, feathery wormwood of the dry places, a plant whose fine-cut foliage has been part of the old practice of the east for the ages.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The capillary wormwood roots and parts are a familiar subject in the traditional plant chemistry of the eastern Asia, and the constituents have been examined by the researchers across the world. The botanists have mapped its place in the daisy family and the dry flora of the region, and the horticulturists have grown the fine, feathery, silvery form for the dry garden and the herb garden. The plant is best appreciated as a subject of study rather than a casual remedy, and the growers of the aromatic plants keep it in their collections.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the dry garden, the capillary wormwood is the silvery, feathery plant of the sunny border. Its small, yellowish flowers feed the insects, and the much-divided, aromatic foliage gives the border a light, silvery presence. The long traditional use of the region keeps the plant in the old practice, and it grows well in the dry, sunny, well-drained ground. Silvery, feathery and aromatic.

These are easy, willing seeds — rake the surface of a pot of gritty, free-draining soil smooth, scatter the seeds thinly over it and cover them with the finest dusting of fine grit, water gently and keep the pot in a bright, open, dry spot, and they’ll come up freely.