Southernwood
Artemisia abrotanum, the southernwood, lad's love, or southern wormwood, is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Artemisia abrotanum
COMMON NAME
Other common names include: old man, boy's love, oldman wormwood, lover's plant, appleringie, garderobe, Our Lord's wood, maid's ruin, garden sagebrush, European sage, sitherwood and lemon plant.
CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION
USES
- Used as an air freshener or strewing herb.A yellow dye can be extracted from the branches of the plant, for use with wool. Its dried leaves are used to keep moths away from wardrobes.
- The pungent, scented leaves and flowers are used in herbal teas. Young shoots were used to flavor pastries and puddings. In Italy, it is used as a culinary herb.
Disclaimer
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