White Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodes)
Perennial
A. gnaphalodes. Nutt.
| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
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White Sage |
Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodes |
Compositae |
Bunches of the plants have been used as towels[257].
The plant can be burnt as an incense[257].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – surface sow from late winter to early summer in a greenhouse, making sure that the compost does not dry out[200]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer.
Division in spring or autumn[200].
Basal cuttings in late spring. Harvest the young shoots when about10 – 15cm long, pot up in a lightly shaded position in a greenhouse or cold frame and plant them out when well rooted. Very easy.
Easily grown in a well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline loamy soil, preferring a warm sunny dry 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].
Slugs are attracted to the young shoots in spring and have been known to destroy even well-established plants[K].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
N. America – Ontario and Illinois to Alberta, Missouri, Texas and Mexico.
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