species

Artemisia absinthium

Absinthe · Wormwood · Absinthe wormwood · Grand wormwood

A scale drawing of Artemisia absinthium, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Artemisia absinthium belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Absinthe, Wormwood, Absinthe wormwood or Grand wormwood, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Well drained
In the UK
Archaeophyte (pre-1500)

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Record data from biflora (300106-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.