Prairie Sage - Artemisia ludoviciana

 Category: Groundcover,Underplanting

Common Name: Prairie Sage

Scientific Name: Artemisia ludoviciana

Sun Conditions:Full Sun

Soil Conditions: Dry to Moist

Height Range: 1-3 ft

Width Range: 1-3 ft

Growth Habit: Upright, colony-forming (spreads aggressively by rhizomes)

Growth Rate: Fast

Bloom Color: Yellowish-gray (inconspicuous)

Bloom Time: Summer to Fall

Seed/Fruit Production: Yes

Foliage Color: Gray-Green

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7

Evergreen: No (herbaceous; basal foliage may persist semi-evergreen in mild winters)

Deer Resistant: Yes (deer and rabbit resistant)

Forage:

Poisonous: Mild — aromatic volatile oils (thujone-type compounds); GI upset possible if eaten in quantity; may cause skin irritation in sensitive people

Wildlife Value Highlights: This plant is important to a number of birds and animals as a food source, especially to some nocturnal moths.

Ecological/Landscape Use: Small flowers visited by bees and other small pollinators; foliage eaten by grasshoppers and a native moth; seeds/cover for small mammals

Lepidoptera Supported by Family/Group: American Lady butterfly and at least one native moth species; several grasshoppers feed on it

Lepidoptera Supported by Species: Vanessa virginiensis

For More Info: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/artemisia-ludoviciana/