Artemisia longifolia


Artemisia longifolia is North American species in the daisy family, known by the common name long-leaved sage or longleaf wormwood. It is native to western Canada and the north-central United States.
Artemisia longifolia is a perennial up to 80 cm tall, usually not forming clumps. Leaves are longer and narrower than for most related species, up to 12 cm long. The species grows in barren areas, in grasslands, and in alkaline flats in the high plains. It is completely deciduous unlike many related species in Artemisia.

Cultivation

Considered a handsome plant by gardeners such as the author Claude A. Barr for its foliage and also for the very pleasant scent of its foliage when brushed against or crushed. It is relatively well behaved in the garden, not seeding as freely as some other Artemisia species and only being somewhat rhizomatous.