🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
medicinal_herbs
perennial
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
full sun to partial shade
💧 Water
low to moderate
🗺️ Zones
[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
adaptable, tolerates poor
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 inches
📐 Height
3-6 ft
🤝 Companions (10)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion improves vigor
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion improves vigor
🤝 Fennel
Both tall aromatic perennials for the back of the herb garden
🤝 Lavender
Silver-foliage medicinal garden companions
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficial insects
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficial insects
🤝 Yarrow
Both aromatic medicinals; yarrow's beneficial insect attraction helps mugwort
🤝 Yarrow
Both aromatic medicinal herbs for beneficial insects
⚠️ Keep Apart (5)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic inhibition
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic inhibition
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
⚠️ none — but aggressively rhizomatous; plant in containers or with root barriers
📝 Growing Notes
The dream herb. Mugwort tea before bed enhances dream vividness and recall — known across European and Asian traditions. Also the original beer-flavoring herb ('gruit') before hops took over. Silver-backed leaves are beautiful. ⚠️ Can spread aggressively — contain.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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