Artemisia douglasiana

mugwort

Sunflower

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