Real wormwood / Artemisia absinthium
The common wormwood is the most common. It includes, for example, the two recommended varieties 'Lambrook Silver' and 'Lambrook Mist'. Both varieties do not overgrow, have gray-silver-colored foliage and are ideal for decorating perennial beds. Its value as an ornamental plant is high. Theirs are less important plants for the gardener who they plants .
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Roman wormwood / Artemisia pontica
Roman wormwood takes second place. It is often used to make absinthe. Its foliage is gray-green and it does not grow extensively. Everything about him is fine. Its leaves are delicate and delicate and the aroma is mild.
Since it contains less thujone (an essential oil that is poisonous in high doses), it is more recommended for tea preparation than true wormwood. You are also right with this specimen if you want to add wormwood to the bath water or make a tincture from it.
Provence vermouth
The Provence wormwood is the ideal variety for balcony boxes and buckets. It grows compact and reaches a maximum height of 40 cm. Its leaves are tart-sweet, fruity and pleasantly aromatic. This variety is popular for making liqueurs.
Other, lesser-known varieties
There are also varieties that are less common in gardens in this country. Some come from Asia, others grow like a carpet and still others become huge. Here recommended and rarer varieties for cultivation:
- Austria wormwood / Artemisia autriaca
- Schlitzblatt wormwood / Artemisia laciniata
- Salt steppe wormwood / Artemisia santonicum
- Silver-shrub wormwood / Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle'
- Carpet wormwood / Artemisia assoana
Tips & Tricks
To the plants With the aim of using it, Roman wormwood and Provence wormwood are particularly suitable. The other varieties are better suited as ornamental plants.
