White Sage
- Botanical Name
- Artemisia ludoviciana
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 2 to 3 feet
- Flowers
- Summer (not effective): white
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 24 inches apart
- Dig and divide yearly where aggressive
- Avoid high fertility - results in floppy plants and rot
- Cut back several times a season to prevent flopping
- Problems
- Leaf rust, rot in wet soils and high humidity
- Varieties
- Silver King - compact
- Silver Queen - larger, less dissected leaves, 30 inches
- Valerie Finnis - flat leaved with sharply cut leaf margins, shear by half in mid June
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