- Perennial with an aromatic sage-like odor from the leaves
- Happiest in light shade or full sun
- Grows tall and lush in wetter richer soils 3 to 5 feet tall
- Diminishes the ill effects of poison oak and stinging nettles if you rub the leaf oils on the skin as soon as possible
- Birds eat the seeds and use the silvery leaves as cover
- Deer resistant
- Found in all sections
Artemisia douglasiana
Origin | Chabot RP, Martinez, Mt. Diablo north, Mt. Diablo west, Orinda, Redwood RP, Tilden RP |
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Size | 1 gallon, 4 inch, Deepot |
bloom season | Aug |
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pollinators | Birds |
pollinators | Butterflies |
habitat | Coastal scrub |
flower color | Cream |
sun | Full Sun |
habitat | Grassland |
bloom season | Jul |
bloom season | Jun |
water | Low |
bloom season | May |
water | Mod |
soil | Moderate |
bloom season | Oct |
sun | Part Shade |
soil | Poor |
habitat | Riparian |
bloom season | Sep |
growth habit | Upright |
dormancy | winter |
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