Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Annual
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Plant Height:	4-6 feet
Leaves:	Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Late summer or early fall
Uses:	Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds:	Provide light Days to germinate: 10-14 Start indoors
Pollinators:	Various insects
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

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Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on May 1, 2022 11:06 AM concerning plant:

Commonly known as Li Hao, 藜蒿. Not sure about the origin of these 2 words but both have the "grass top" which means it's plant-related. Li Hao's stem and leaves are what is usually consumed, and the cooked flavor is floral, a little like what you could imagine a floral handsoap to taste like.

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 21, 2012 1:54 PM concerning plant:

Annual. Also known as sweet wormwood, this variety of artemisia has rapid growth and greener foliage than other artemisias. Its strong, pleasant, camphor-like fragrance makes it a natural moth repellent. Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Deer resistant.

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Posted by wcgypsy (Northern California) on Oct 21, 2012 6:06 PM concerning plant:

Artemisia annua / Sweet Annie is wonderful dried and used as a swag or added to a floral / herbal dried wreath.
There are medicinal uses for the plant also.

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Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms	On February 11, 2017	Seeds germinated
lovesblooms	On January 28, 2017	Seeds sown w/s
antsinmypants	On April 21, 2021	Plant emerged
antsinmypants	On April 16, 2021	Seeds sown In unheated greenhouse. Plug flat one row 9.
dnrevel	On October 1, 2022	Harvested Harvested fragrant blooms. Nice filler for bouquets as well.
dnrevel	On March 14, 2022	Seeds sown WS in jug.
dnrevel	On September 21, 2021	Obtained plant Obtained the dried plant by accident while cutting down end of season plants in the community garden. Learned this fragrant weed was Sweet Annie, or Artemisia. I now have a good quantity of seed.

Artemisia Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua)