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Artemisia gmelinii Sunfern TM 'Arcadia' - RUSSIAN WORMWOOD SUNFERN 'ARCADIA''

Product Code: ART-SUN-ARC
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$8.99

Tough and very hardy aromatic perennial for sunny and dry garden.

Attractive aromatic fern-like silvery-green leaves deter deer and rabbits.

Forms low clumps, doesn't spread.

Blooming Time:  summer, but flowers have little ornamental value
Size:
14-16" tall x 14-18" wide 
USDA Zones:
4a to 9a
Culture:
full sun, half sun, adaptable to many soil types that stay medium to dry (including clay) and are well-drained. Heat and drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs:
dry to medium
Origin:
native to China, Russia, Japan, and other parts of central Asia. Sunfern Arcadia was selected and introduced by Darwins Perennials and is patented under PP33774, is also Prowen Winner plant.

Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:
no/no
Attracts Hummingbirds:
no
Pot Size: 
3.5" x 4" perennial pot

Plant combinations: Best for the edges, herb gardens, xeriscape, low maintenance plantings, containers, crevice gardens, rock gardens, or as a unique soft texture accent.

Can be combined with many perennials with similar needs = sun and average, or drier (or leaner) soils. Looks good combined with rough and more bod structure. Good companions can be summer blooming perennial Alliums, shorter Amsonia, shorter Aster novae-angliae cultivars, Asclepias tuberosa, shorter cultivars of Baptisia, Echinacea (hybrids, E. angustifolia, pallida, paradoxa, tennesseensis), Eryngiums, Gaura, smaller Rudbeckia, bearded Iris, Monarda bradburiana, Nepeta, Salvia, Sedum and many others.

Picture copyright: Darwins Perennials

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Artemisia gmelinii Sunfern TM 'Arcadia' - RUSSIAN WORMWOOD SUNFERN 'ARCADIA''

$8.99
 

Tough and very hardy aromatic perennial for sunny and dry garden.

Attractive aromatic fern-like silvery-green leaves deter deer and rabbits.

Forms low clumps, doesn't spread.

Blooming Time:  summer, but flowers have little ornamental value
Size:
14-16" tall x 14-18" wide 
USDA Zones:
4a to 9a
Culture:
full sun, half sun, adaptable to many soil types that stay medium to dry (including clay) and are well-drained. Heat and drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs:
dry to medium
Origin:
native to China, Russia, Japan, and other parts of central Asia. Sunfern Arcadia was selected and introduced by Darwins Perennials and is patented under PP33774, is also Prowen Winner plant.

Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:
no/no
Attracts Hummingbirds:
no
Pot Size: 
3.5" x 4" perennial pot

Plant combinations: Best for the edges, herb gardens, xeriscape, low maintenance plantings, containers, crevice gardens, rock gardens, or as a unique soft texture accent.

Can be combined with many perennials with similar needs = sun and average, or drier (or leaner) soils. Looks good combined with rough and more bod structure. Good companions can be summer blooming perennial Alliums, shorter Amsonia, shorter Aster novae-angliae cultivars, Asclepias tuberosa, shorter cultivars of Baptisia, Echinacea (hybrids, E. angustifolia, pallida, paradoxa, tennesseensis), Eryngiums, Gaura, smaller Rudbeckia, bearded Iris, Monarda bradburiana, Nepeta, Salvia, Sedum and many others.

Picture copyright: Darwins Perennials

 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
  • artemisia gmelinii Sun Fern 4

    Posted by Melody on Jul 31 2024

    Love this plant! But, it does easily spread. Spoke to another gardener at a Master Gardener event and have the same experience. Not really a problem but just need to be aware a locate appropriately.