Russian Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculoides)
Perennial
A. dracunculus dracunculoides.
| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Russian Tarragon |
Artemisia dracunculoides |
Compositae |
Both the growing and the dried plant repels insects[99].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – surface sow from late winter to early summer in a greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions f required.
Basal cuttings in late spring. Harvest the shoots when 10 – 15cm long, pot them up in a greenhouse and plant out when well rooted. Very easy.
Easily grown in a well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline loamy soil, preferring a sunny position[1, 200]. Established plants are drought tolerant[200]. Plants are longer lived, more hardy and more aromatic when they are grown in a poor dry soil[245].
Nomenclature is somewhat confused for this species. It is considered by some botanists to be a hardier form of A. dracunculus but with an inferior flavour[4, 200], whilst some consider it to be part of A. glauca[43]. It is very similar to A. dracunculus, but is more vigorous and hardier, Its leaves have a pungent and less pleasant flavour than that species[238].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
N. America. N. Europe. N. Asia – Siberia.
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