Artemisia stelleriana - Silver Brocade
Artemisia stelleriana is commonly known as Beach wormwood/Dusty miller and locally Lavender in the Indian continent but it is not true Lavender. It is one of the most beautiful evergreens, shining, silvery leaf plants which act as a unique specimen to your garden. It loves full sunlight and requires very less water it acts as semi xerophytic plant. The small yellow inconspicuous flower will come after mid-summer. It shows slow growth in winter & shade areas. The more sunlight it gets the more silvery leaf. Do not give overwatering, as 3-4inch soil dry in the pot, then apply water.
Uses -
- Due to the presence of essential oils, it has some medicinal properties but is mainly cultivated for ornamental use.
- The above-ground plant parts and oil are used for medicine.
- The leaves are used for flavoring rice dumplings.
- It is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms.
- It is also used to treat fever, liver disease, depression, muscle pain, memory loss, and worm infections.
- Wormwood oil is used as a fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes.
Sunlight - Full Sunlight (>6hrs)
Water - Very less like Cactus (regular watering do not let it grow well)
Fertilizer - Once in a year (Feb/March)
Soil - Well-drained & Fertile soil (Can grow in all soil except damp soil)
Repotting - Once in 3yrs
Location - Potted Plant/Sunny areas/Rock garden/Bonsai/
INSIDE THE BOX
| S.No. | PRODUCT NAME | DIMENSION |
| 1. | Artemisia Plant | <1 Feet Height |
| 2. | Growing Pot (Black color) | 6 Inch |
*above specifications are for indicative purposes only, actual dimensions may slightly vary.
INITIAL CARE FOR 10-15 DAYS JUST AFTER RECEIVING YOUR PLANT
- Remove the Packaging Materials carefully.
- Press the soil in the pot & add additional soil(garden mix) if necessary.
- Maintain moisture in the pot, Do not overwater it may kill your plant, so make sure that the soil should be dry between watering.
- Make sure that plants get enough morning direct bright light(2-3hrs) for 10-15 days & do not go for immediate transplanting (minimum 1 month)
- After 1 month you can transplant it into a slightly bigger pot than the present pot or you can remain in the same pot for 6-7 monthss.
- Just prune if any branch of the plant is get damaged in transits. New leaves will come definitely.