Artemisia stelleriana - Silver Brocade

Description

Artemisia stelleriana is commonly known as Beach wormwood/Dusty miller and locally Lavender in the Indian continent but it is not true Lavender. It is one of the most beautiful evergreens, shining, silvery leaf plants which act as a unique specimen to your garden. It loves full sunlight and requires very less water it acts as semi xerophytic plant. The small yellow inconspicuous flower will come after mid-summer. It shows slow growth in winter & shade areas. The more sunlight it gets the more silvery leaf. Do not give overwatering, as 3-4inch soil dry in the pot, then apply water.

Uses -

• Due to the presence of essential oils, it has some medicinal properties but is mainly cultivated for ornamental use.
• The above-ground plant parts and oil are used for medicine.
• The leaves are used for flavoring rice dumplings.
• It is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms.
• It is also used to treat fever, liver disease, depression, muscle pain, memory loss, and worm infections.
• Wormwood oil is used as a fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes.

Sunlight - Full Sunlight (>6hrs)

Water - Very less like Cactus (regular watering do not let it grow well)

Fertilizer - Once in a year (Feb/March)

Soil - Well-drained & Fertile soil (Can grow in all soil except damp soil)

Repotting - Once in 3yrs

Location - Potted Plant/Sunny areas/Rock garden/Bonsai/

INSIDE THE BOX

*above specifications are for indicative purposes only, actual dimensions may slightly vary.

INITIAL CARE FOR 10-15 DAYS JUST AFTER RECEIVING YOUR PLANT 

1. Remove the Packaging Materials carefully.
2. Press the soil in the pot & add additional soil(garden mix) if necessary.
3. Maintain moisture in the pot, Do not overwater it may kill your plant, so make sure that the soil should be dry between watering.
4. Make sure that plants get enough morning direct bright light(2-3hrs) for 10-15 days & do not go for immediate transplanting (minimum 1 month)
5. After 1 month you can transplant it into a slightly bigger pot than the present pot or you can remain in the same pot for 6-7 monthss.
6. Just prune if any branch of the plant is get damaged in transits. New leaves will come definitely.