Re: Artemesia 'Oriental Limelight'
- Subject: Re: Artemesia 'Oriental Limelight'
- From: J* G* a* O* P*
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:06:20 GMT
The message <E16oL5h-0006oj-00@avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net>
from "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net> contains these words:
> However, A. vulgaris is the common mugwort (aka common wormwood) - a
> totally pernicious weed that I've fought for years - very persistent
> roots/rhizomes that go to China...and hardy as a rock. Hmmm...I
> wonder if that's why the species is not being listed on the tags and
> catalog descriptions for this child?
> Well, we shall see whether I will now be doing battle with a
> beautiful thug or whether this variety is at all well behaved. I'll
> tell ya', if it shows signs of imitating its parents, out it comes,
> beautiful foliage or not. I would not wish mugwort on my worst
> enemy!
In our climate it over-winters (or has the last two years). The top
growth gets a bit frosted and by March it looks a bit shabby but I
have cut it back to about half of its bulk - about 12" high and 18"
across. I've noticed it's just beginning to spread a little by
sending up a few new shoots but I've found it's stayed much the same
size for the last year or so.
It does have a few insignificant flowers in late summer but they are
easily cut off to keep the plant bushy.
Janet Galpin, Lincolnshire, UK, -8C
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