Plant Database
Powis Castle Wormwood
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Powis Castle Wormwood is a magnificent and architectural foliage plant, prized for its stunning, finely dissected, silver-gray leaves that create a soft, cloud-like effect in the garden. Its aromatic, fern-like foliage is a radiant silver-white, providing unparalleled color and texture contrast. While it may produce insignificant yellow flowers, they are often removed to keep the focus on the spectacular foliage. This fast-growing, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant shrub is the ultimate choice for adding sophisticated, luminous structure to sunny borders, Mediterranean gardens, or as a low, silvery hedge.
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Exquisite Silver-White, Fern-Like Foliage: Features incredibly fine, lacy, aromatic leaves in a bright, silvery-white hue that glows in the landscape.
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Fast-Growing & Dense Mounding Habit: Quickly forms a substantial, rounded mound of foliage, providing instant impact.
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Exceptional Drought & Heat Tolerance: Thrives in poor, dry, rocky soils and full sun with minimal water once established.
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Deer & Rabbit Resistant: The strong, aromatic foliage is unappealing to browsing animals.
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Low Maintenance Focal Point: Requires little care beyond annual pruning to maintain its shape and prevent woodiness.