Beach Wormwood 'Mori's Strain'
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 6-12 inches
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Spread: 18-24 inches
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Bloom Time: summer
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Bloom: insignificant white flowers
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Light: full sun
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Soil: well-drained
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Moisture: medium to low; drought tolerant
once established
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Use: front of border, rock garden,
sunny groundcover; provides contrast and texture in mixed beds and containers
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Care: low maintenance; remove spent
growth in late winter or early spring; can be sheared during growing season to
maintain low, mat-like profile
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: species native to Southeast Asia
and Alleutian Islands
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Notes: well-branched, slightly-mounded
carpet of fragrant, deeply-scalloped, dusty green leaves, appearing
silvery-white because of thick white hairs over entire plant; rabbit and deer
resistant; heat, drought, and salt tolerant; also known as 'Silver Brocade'
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Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Welcome Garden B165
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