Artemisia stelleriana 'Boughton Silver'
Dusty miller, Beach wormwood, Old woman, Old miller
Also known as Artemisia stelleriana 'Mori', Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade'
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
The deeply lobed leaves of this plant have a crisp appearance and look very flat and ironed. They are coloured a clean silver-grey and make a bright solid foliage mat. There are creamy yellow flowers from July to October and these are best removed, although some may prefer to keep them. The flower colour and foliage combination make the plant look artificial. A plant with most interesting foliage that looks as though it has been cut from material by someone with an awful lot of patience.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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