Artemisia filifolia
| Artemisia filifolia | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Artemisia filifolia (common name: sand sage)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow from late winter to early summer in a greenhouse in a very free-draining soil, but make sure that the compost does not dry out. The seed usually germinates within 1 - 2 weeks in a warm greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Division in spring or autumn[1].
Cultivation: Easily grown in a well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline loamy soil, preferring a warm sunny dry position. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. Plants are longer lived, more hardy and more aromatic when they are grown in a poor dry soil[2].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.[1]
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[3].
Range: Central and Southern N. America - Nebraska to Utah, Wyoming, Texas and Mexico.
Habitat: Sandy soils[4] in deserts[5] and dry plains[6].
Medicinal: The plant is carminative and stomachic[7][8]. A tea is used in the treatment of indigestion[5]. An infusion of the plant and juniper branches is used in the treatment of indigestion[8]. A strong infusion of the plant is used as a lotion on snakebites[8]. The plant is also used to treat boils[8].
Usage: The leaves are very soft and have been used as a substitute for toilet paper[8].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, skin contact with some members of this genus can cause dermatitis or other allergic reactions in some people[9].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Growing from Seed Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan, 1990.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Whiting, Alfred. Ethnobotany of the Hopi. North Arizona Society of Science and Art, 1939.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.