Artemesia Stelleriana Silver Brocade (also known as Wormwood, Ghost Plant, Dusty Miller, Sage, and Mugwort) is native to temperate Asia and naturalized in the United States and Europe. It has a short, mounding habit of 6-12 inches tall and offers many benefits to your customer. It is hardier than other members of the species. Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade is versatile, successful as much in containers as in borders and as groundcover. It tolerates full sun and drought as well as freezing temperatures and is deer, rabbit, and gopher resistant. The plant's soft, silvery foliage offsets colorful plants beautifully, and makes wonderful ground cover. Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade is easy to care for, and typically lives up to 10 years.
Sell Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade to your customers who are looking for easy, beautiful groundcover, or foliage for containers or borders. Artemesia adds texture and contrast to flowering plants in borders and containers and does well in full sun and drought, as well as freezing temperatures. Its long life and tolerance for weather, drought, and pollution make it an excellent choice for your customers who want to add texture and pattern to a container or border without adding much work to their gardening routines.
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Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade will suffer in standing water. Use alkaline soil for ideal conditions.
Use in mixed containers and borders to add texture and contrast with flowering plants. Artemesia's felt silver leaves look especially nice with blue and white flowers.
To encourage a spreading mat groundcover, clip back in midsummer when the stems begin to grow upright.
In landscape applications, space plants 12-15 inches apart.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade use well-drained soil in full sun with a pH of 6.6-8.5. Artemesia doesn't need to be fertilized. Plant one starter plant per 4 inch container. We recommend spacing containers 5-7 inches apart for airflow. Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade is deer, rabbit, and gopher resistant and is not affected by any major pests or diseases.
Pinching
Artemesia does not need to be pinched.
Spacing
Space 4 inch containers 5-7 inches apart for airflow. In gallon production, space plants 8-12 inches apart.
Height Control
In midsummer heat, Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade may begin to grow more upright. Clip back hard to maintain a spreading mat groundcover.
Pests
Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade is not affected by any major pests.
Disease
Artemesia Stellerinana Silver Brocade is not affected by any major diseases. It may die in standing water, so be sure to plant in well-drained soil. and watch for botrytis while the days are short. This grey rot is usually associated with wet or humid conditions. You can prevent botrytis by allowing the plant to dry out between waterings, allowing for good airflow in your greenhouse, and spacing to allow the sun to penetrate to the soil level. The most common chemicals used to treat botrytis are Medallion and Banrot. Use them as a drench according to each label’s instructions.
We recommend planting 1 starter plant per 4 inch pot or 1801 in well-drained acidic soil.
For gallon production, add 4 extra weeks of grow time or plant 3 plants per pot.
Plant in the middle of your pot and be sure to cover the top of the ellepot with soil.
Space pots at least 5 inches apart for airflow.
Pinching is not required at transplanting but should be used as a height control.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
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