Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium, in Dutch called absinth or wormwood, is a semi-evergreen perennial or semi-shrub with a wide-growing bushy shape. The particularly decorative leaves are fluffy, gray-green to silver-gray, bipinnate and aromatic. This wormwood blooms from July to September with white-haired, yellow flowers in branched clusters. This plant likes a sunny position and a light and well-drained soil that contains sufficient lime. Artemisia absinthium is hardy, well tolerant to drought, tolerates sea breeze and air pollution without any problems and is aromatic in all its parts. Occasionally, wormwood can suffer from fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, white rust and downy mildew.