Asteraceae FAMILY

Artemisia arborescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific reports for this species, many members of this genus contain potentially allergenic sesquiterpene lactones that can cause skin reactions^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Perennial

Growth—

Artemisia arborescens is only hardy in the milder regions of the temperate zone, tolerating temperatures down to about -5°c^[2]. Succeeds in any well-drained, moderately fertile circumneutral or slightly alkaline soil, preferring a position in full sun^[2]. Plants in this genus tend to be longer lived, more hardy and more aromatic when they are grown in a poor dry soil^[3]. A very polymorphic species.

Propagation

Seed - surface sow from late winter to early summer in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates within 2 - 26 weeks at 15°c^[4]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots. They can be planted out in the summer, or kept in pots in a cold frame for the winter and then planted out in the spring. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a frame. Division in spring or autumn. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Artemisia+arborescens>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) — http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ ↩︎Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin.
[2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[3]Scented Flora of the World. — Genders. R. · Robert Hale. London. · 1994 · ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
[4]Growing from Seed. Volume 2. — Rice. G. (Editor) · Thompson and Morgan. · 1988 · ISBN - ↩︎Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
[5]Flora of Israel — http://www.botanic.co.il/A/holiday/IMGMAP/PlantsNames.HTML ↩︎A good online flora with habitats and photos.
[6]The National Non-Food Crops Centre Crop Database — http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/crops/pd.cfm ↩︎An excellent on-line information source, with information on over 100 species (as of 2006) of plants being investigated as bio-crops.
[7]AAPS PharmSciTech 2006; 7 (1) Article 2 — F. Lai, S. A. Wissing,R. H. Müller & A. M. Fadda. · 2006 · http://www.aapspharmscitech.org ↩︎A technical report on using the essential oil with solid lipid nanoparticles as an insecticide.