White Sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana
White sagebrush (western mugwort) is a silvery, aromatic rhizomatous perennial that spreads into drifts of ghostly foliage, a larval host for the American lady butterfly and a deer-resistant filler. Can run, so give it room.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY