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Sweet Annie |
| Artemisia annua |
| Sweet Annie (annual) is a very fragrant, feathery green to light brown dried flower foliage. Dyed Burgundy and Hunter
Green . We also grow a new perennial 'scent-less' variety (shown) which looks very similar to the annual but
finer in texture. |
| Annual Herb |
| Common Names |
Wormwood |
| Height |
36 - 60 inches. |
| Cultivar |
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| Propagation |
By seed at 70°F, requires light to germinate. Will self-sow if you let it go to seed (ill advised). |
| Cultivation |
Full sun in average soil. |
| Disease |
Aphids love this plant. |
| Harvest |
Cut Sweet Annie before flowers open. |
| Drying |
Hang Sweet Annie upside down in dry, dark, open, airy place. |
| Uses |
Sweet Annie is a excellent dried flower filler. Used extensively as a dried flower wreath and swag base. |
| Comments |
Sweet Annie (annual) is an excellent deer deterrent (we grow it as a hedge for that reason). |
| Notes |
We also have a scent-less variety of Sweet Annie , a perennial that we have yet to identify by genus species. |
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