Name:
Wormwood / Southernwood
Artemisia abrotanum

How many plants for average family:
1 plant per family

Type of plant:
Evergreen perennial

Best Varieties:
There are many species of artemisia. Southernwood has finer, more feathery foliage than wormwood. The genus includes shrubs and ground covering varieties. Plants contain volitile oils making the silvery foliage highly fragrant.

Sowing:
Strike cuttings in late spring.

Growing Habit:
This is a loose, raggy shrub that needs pruning to keep it full and dense. Pruning is best done in early spring before new growth takes off.

Growing Conditions:
Can tolerate drought, but prefers winter rain. Light yearly fertilising with blood and bone is all it really needs. Flowers only in warmer regions.

Companions:
All vegetables. Plant near chicken house so that chickens can eat foliage to protect against intestinal worms.

Problems:
Fungal problems and root rot only in high humidity.

Uses:
Diluted wormwood "tea" is used for control of snails and caterpillars in gardens.
Shrubs will repel insects from nearby plants.
Dried leaves are used to repel moths in clothes cupboards.
It is believed to have antiseptic, antispasmodic and worm repelling qualities.

For more information:

Wormwood
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Family: Compositae. Common names: Green Ginger. Wormwood (certified organic) Range: Europe, Siberia, and U.S. ... History: The Romans aptly referred to common wormwood as absinthium from the word absinthial to mean "bitter ...
http://herbalmusings.com/wormwood.htm

Wormwood - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... Wormwood: The essence of absinthe, an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and aromatic flavorings in ...
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7486

Herb WORMWOOD
WORMWOOD. Artemesia absinthium. Perennial. Ht: 3' Light: Full Sun. Soil: Well Drained Soil. Color: Symbolism: Absence. Perennial. Ornamental ... Wormwood makes an excellent garden border in your landscape which also discourages dogs and cats from entering your ...
http://www.nhg.com/db/1052.htm

Sweet WormWood
... news story online, else I'd post a link here) about how Sweet Wormwood is used to prevent malaria ... Herbal remedies, like Sweet Wormwood matter to me because it seems that ...
http://sweetwormwood.com

Wormwood
Companion Planting: Wormwood or Artemisia. History & Use: ... Wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium has been used for centuries as a moth repellant, general pesticide and as a tea ... Historic references to wormwood go back as far as 1600 B.C ...
http://www.ghorganics.com/Wormwood.html

botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Wormwoods - Herb Profile and Information
Providing botanical, folk-lore and herbal information, plus organic herbs, and herbal products. ... wild in England, the Common Wormwood, Mugwort, Sea Wormwood and Field Wormwood. In addition, as garden plants ... in use, the Common Wormwood, Sea Wormwood and Roman Wormwood, tells us ...
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html

Artemisia (plant) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Absinth Sagewort, Absinth Wormwood, Absinthium. Artemisia adamsii Besser. Artemisia afra : African Wormwood, African Sagebrush. Artemisia alaskana Rydb. -- Alaska Wormwood ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormwood

Wormwood
... Active constituents: Wormwood oil contains the toxins thujone and isothujone ... Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb ...
http://drclarkia.com/wormwood.asp