Today
let's visit about sagebrush in the home landscape. No, I'm not talking
about our Wyoming Big Sagebrush - artemesia tridentata, but other
plants in the sagebrush family - they all have outstanding qualities
for a low water garden and are very unique and beautiful.
The
first is Seafoam artemesia (Artemisia versicolor). It really does have
the appearance of looking like coral found in the ocean. It grows to
be about 3 feet wide by 18 inches tall with finely filigreed silver
gray foliage and stays that color year round. Another is Powis Castle
Artemisia (A. arborescenns 'Powis castle') at two feet tall it has
surprisingly soft silver-green foliage. This one looks so delicate
that you'd think it could not survive Wyoming conditions, don't be
fooled! It too will remain that color throughout the year.
Another added bonus is that both Seafoam and Powis castle are deer and rabbit resistant.
