Details
Tall plants adorned with fern-like dark green foliage and dotted with tiny cream-yellow colored flowers, Sweet Annie is celebrated not only for its fragrant, green fern-like leaves but also for the masses of little gold bead-like flowers that bloom in fall at the branch tips. making it a crafter's dream to create fragrant wreaths. This easy-to-grow, aromatic ornamental, with its fern-like, silvery, sweet-smelling foliage, is perfect for floral arrangements, wreaths, and pressed flowers, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds to the garden.
Michigan Seeds and Plants grown on our farm, Renegade Acres, in Howell, MI!
Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth.
Additional Info
Botanical Name | Artemisia annua |
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Life Cycle | Annual |
Min. Time to Germinate | 7 Days |
Max. Time to Germinate | 21 Days |
Depth to Sow Seeds | Surface Sow; press seeds gently into the soil to make good contact, but do not cover with any additional soil; these seeds require light to germinate |
When to Sow | Indoors 4-6 weeks before last spring frost |
Growing Height | 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) |
Plant Spacing | 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) |
Hardiness | N/A |
Sun Exposure | Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade |
Danger | N/A |
Bloom Color | Pale Yellow |
Bloom Time | Late Summer/Early Fall, Mid-Summer |
Foliage | Bronze-Green |
Other Details | Flowers are fragrant, Flowers are good for cutting, Flowers are good for drying and preserving |
Soil pH Requirements | 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral), 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) |
Propagation Methods | From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall, From seed; sow indoors before last frost, From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse |
Seed Collecting | Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds, Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry |
Seeds Per Pack | 200 |