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Artemisia campestris
Field wormwood
Armoise des champs

Obsolete Names

  • field sagewort
  • sand wormwood
  • armoise champĂȘtre
No seeds available for this plant.

We are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.

Bloom colour: White Bloom period: July - September
Max Height: 3.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet
Light condition:
Full sun More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Part shade More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Moisture dry Tolerates dry soil condition
Moisture medium Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan : Perennial
Gardener Experience:
beginner friendly Suitable for beginner gardeners
plant germinate easy Easy to germinate
Landscape uses:
rock garden Suitable for rock gardens
foot traffic tolerance light Tolerates light foot traffic
Ecological Benefits: No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Deer Resistant Deer resistant
rabbit resistant Rabbit resistant
limestone Tolerant Tolerates limestone conditions

Plant Distribution

Native to Ottawa region: Yes

Distribution according to VASCAN

Distribution: Artemisia campestris
Ephemeral Native Introduced Excluded Extirpated Doubtful Absent
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Thrives in Ecozones

  • Atlantic Maritime
  • Taiga Shield
  • Southern Arctic
  • Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
  • Ecozone-Montane Cordillera
  • Ecozone-Boreal Shield
  • Taiga Plains
  • Boreal Cordillera
  • Ecozone-Taiga_Shield
  • Ecozone-Boreal_Plains
  • Ecozone-Southern_Arctic
  • Atlantic_Maritime
  • Ecozone-Prairies
  • Ecozone-Taiga_Plains
  • Ecozone-Boreal_Cordillera

Butterflies Supported by Artemisia campestris

  • Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady)

Bees Supported by Artemisia campestris

No bee data available for this plant.

Complementary Plants Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.

  • No complementary plants found.

Sowing Information

  • Sowing depth: Surface sow
  • Sow anytime
  • Stratification duration: 0 days
  • Self-seeding

Harvesting Information

  • Harvesting indicator: Pods are slightly open and seeds inside are dark
  • Harvesting mean: Cut stem (including pods), let air dry in paper bag, then shake seeds off after a few days
  • Seed Viability Test: No test needed before donating
  • Packaging Measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
  • Seed Storage: Air Dry in paper bag or open container, for a few days until crisp, shaking seeds to move them once in a while to prevent molding
  • On Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species