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🌿 Wormwood (Absinthe)

Artemisia absinthium
medicinal_herbs perennial
Wormwood (Absinthe) plant photo
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low
🗺️ Zones
[4,5,6,7,8,9]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, tolerates poor
📏 Spacing
18-24 inches
📐 Height
2-4 ft
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Cabbage
Repels cabbage moths and flea beetles
🤝 Carrot
Wormwood repels carrot rust fly
🤝 Rose
Wormwood tea sprayed on roses prevents blackspot and rust

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ Anise
May cross-inhibit through root exudates
⚠️ Fennel
Both aromatic; fennel can inhibit wormwood growth

📝 Growing Notes

The plant behind absinthe, vermouth, and the bitterest substance known to humanity. Wormwood is so bitter you can taste it at 1 part per 50,000. Its silver-gray foliage is stunningly beautiful. Repels pests (fleas, moths, mosquitoes) , traditionally strewn on floors as insect repellent.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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