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1m
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1m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
Other names: Western mugwort 'Silver Queen', Artemisia palmeri 'Silver Queen', Artemisia purshiana 'Silver Queen'
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Genus: Artemisia
Variety or cultivar: 'Silver Queen' _ 'Silver Queen' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with lance-shaped, downy, greyish-white leaves and, occasionally, plumes of small, insignificant brownish-yellow flowers in late summer to early autumn.
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-yellow, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Green, Silvery-grey, Grey-green in Summer
Fragrance: The foliage has aromatic leaves
Habit: Bushy, Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: The silvery leaves of this plant work well with pink and purple cistus, and orange lillies or poppies.
Plant with:
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora (White flowered common foxglove), Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' (Alum root 'Palace Purple'), Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea (Purple mitsuba), Olearia x scilloniensis (Daisy Bush), Phlomis lanata (Woolly Jerusalem sage), Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' (Balkan clary 'Amethyst')
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' (Western mugwort 'Silver Queen') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Can suffer in heavy, poorly-drained soil.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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