Artemisia absinthium forming a hedge – which I pulled out.
Scoggan Observation: Earliest plant noted at Fort Garry, 1860.
Garden on a sheer, sandy sun-baked cliff? Garden on a gravel pile? Left a litre of sand in a pile on the driveway? Drought, poor fertility, extreme circumstances: Artemisia will grow there – the stainless maiden unharmed.ĪKA mugwort. And ever since then, no garden writer in history can out-do him for accuracy or originality. Plato called artemes “safe”, “unharmed”, “uninjured”, “pure”, and “the stainless maiden”. The word artemis is of unknown origin, and could be pre-Greek relating to arktos: bear (some evidence places her within the context of of palaeolithic-origin bear cults). The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. Homer wrote “ Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron”: Artemis of the wild land, mistress of animals. The name comes from Artemis (Aρτεμις), the adored Greek goddess. It grows in temperate climates in both hemispheres, and is often found in dry and semiarid habitats, in clearings and at the edge of paths. Wonder what this is for? It smells like something you take seriously.Īrtemisia is a genus of plants up to 400 species wide and known for its high concentration of curious essential oils. The evolutionary spidey-sense at the very innermost nook of your cranium pings to life with wonder. It’s a profound experience smelling freshly crushed wormwood for the first time – familiar, striking, communicative, it’s telling you to use it – but for what ? You don’t want to eat it… but you like it.
#SILVER BROCADE ARTEMISIA HOW TO#
I have this thing for moon gardens, and it seems to be a lot of silver plants prefer sand, too. Silver foliage on a plant implies it knows how to conserve water by reflecting light and reducing wind desiccation via tiny hairs called trichomes. Silver brocade (Artemisia stellariana) with achillea ‘Moonshine’ and blue fescue. Something about silver foliage makes me think of bones, stars, and heavenly energies.
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