Sagebrush 'Silver Mound'
Sagebrush 'Silver Mound'

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3.5" Perennial
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Sagebrush 'Silver Mound'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$3.50
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Indulge your senses with a plant that begs to be touched! This exquisite perennial forms a flawless, ultra-plush dome of luminous, silver-grey foliage that shimmers like spun silk in the sunlight. Its deeply cut, thread-like leaves create an airy, cloud-like texture, bringing a soothing, cool-toned radiance and high-end elegance to any garden bed, border, or patio container.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

12" H x 18" W

Zone:

3-7

Watering:

Low

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Silver Mound Wormwood, Angel's Hair, Satin Wormwood, and Mugwort

Scientific Name:

Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'

Type:

Filler / Ornamental Foliage

Growth Details:

Mature Size: Climbs to 8–12 inches tall with an elegant 12–18 inch spread.

Growth Habit & Form: Mounding, cushion-like, and tightly clump-forming, developing into a perfectly uniform, rounded dome.

Growth Rate: Fast-growing foliage that quickly reaches its mature size in the first season.

Flowering & Flower Colour: Produces small, nodding, inconspicuous pale yellow flower heads.

Flowering Time: Appears briefly in mid-to-late summer, though they hold little ornamental value.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full, open sun exposure is strongly preferred for maximum foliage brightness.

Soil Preferences: Thrives best in poor to moderately fertile, sharply draining sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil textures.

Soil Tolerance: Highly tolerant of infertile, alkaline, rocky, and heavy clay soils, provided they do not collect standing water.

Watering: Minimal water intervention; only irrigate during prolonged droughts or when the top 3 inches of soil have completely dried out.

Container Role: Serves beautifully as a structural accent in mixed summer pots or standalone stone urns.

Special Features:

Resistances: Exceptional built-in resistance to deer, rabbits, hares, and common insect pests.

Tolerances: Highly tolerant of extreme heat, intense drought, urban air pollution, and environmental road/coastal salts.

Non-Invasive: Unlike many other Artemisia varieties, 'Silver Mound' stays perfectly well-behaved and does not aggressively spread via underground rhizomes.
Care Guide

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Displays subtle yellow flowers in mid-summer that are generally sheared off to maintain the tight cushion form.

Fall Colour: The foliage holds its brilliant, metallic silver-white hue right through autumn until the first hard freeze.

Winter Interest: Deciduous; dies back completely to the ground in freezing northern climates, while remaining semi-evergreen in hot, mild-winter zones.

Garden Value:

This plant provides stellar ornamental interest by acting as a luminous visual separator and neutral canvas that elevates adjacent blooming plants. It is heavily utilized in landscaping for low-water xeriscaping, rock gardens, alpine beds, pathway edging, and defining the front of perennial borders. It acts as an exceptional groundcover that suppresses weeds and softens hard edges like concrete paths or retaining walls.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Highly aromatic foliage contains natural oils that act as a powerful, natural deterrent against mosquitoes and garden pests. While not a primary source of nectar, it provides reliable structural cover for beneficial ground insects.

Human Value: Delivers immense therapeutic texture and sensory appeal to children's or healing gardens, provides immediate erosion control in rocky areas, and functions as an eco-friendly choice for water-restricted or xeriscape landscapes.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Early spring after the threat of hard frost has passed, or early autumn.

Spacing: Space individual plants 12 to 15 inches apart from center to allow for their mature spread.

Location Tips: Select a site with maximum wind ventilation and absolute premium drainage; avoid low spots where rainwater pools.

Companion Plants: Pairs exquisitely with sun-loving, vibrant perennials like Lavender, Catmint, Sedum, Purple Coneflower, and Salvia.

Care:

Light Requirements: Needs a prominent location with full sun to partial shade, requiring at least 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight daily to maintain its tight, compact shape and brilliant metallic coloration.

Moisture Requirements: Exceptionally low moisture needs; must be allowed to dry out thoroughly between waterings to protect against crown and root rot.

Maintenance & Fertilization: Highly low-maintenance; explicitly avoid rich fertilizers as too many nutrients cause the plant to aggressively stretch and flop over. Apply a light layer of organic compost in early spring, and give the plant a light haircut in mid-summer to promote fresh, dense, rounded growth.

Tolerances:

Drought, Heat, Poor Dry Soils, Road Salt, Air Pollution, Deer, and Rabbits.

Tips For Success:

Preventing "Melting Out": If the center of the mound begins to split open or look leggy during hot, humid summer weeks, simply shear the entire plant back by half. This rejuvenates the crown and forces a tight, fresh cushion of velvety silver leaves within two weeks.

Division: Use a sharp spade to divide the plant every 3 years in early spring to maintain youth, strength, and vigour.

Winterization: Leave the dead foliage intact through winter to protect the crown, and prune it clean down to the ground in early spring before new shoots arise.
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