Dusty Miller, Native Wormwood, White Sage, Louisiana Sagewort

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this plant. Its foliage is fragrant, showy and even delicious.

However, the rhizomes that feed...Read More and support a colony of White Sagebrush are a favorite food of the pocket gophers we get down here near Los Angeles; maybe that's why it's somewhat absent in the wild in LA and Ventura Counties. I just can't seem to keep it, and have had to concede defeat for the time being.

Dusty Miller, Native Wormwood, White Sage, Louisiana Sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana is native to Texas and other States.

A few years ago I bought a single, scraggly stem at the end of the season, popped it in the ground, and forgot about it. The next summer...Read More I had multiple silver plants, and then the invasion began! This tall, simple plant provides striking contrast to barberries, evergreens, and cottoneasters. Volunteers are easy to pull - the more runner you pull, the better your control will be. I love it next to the hot, dusty road, where I also have self-seeding cleome.

We love this plant for its ability to spread. Its silvery foliage is a gorgeous contrast to other greens. Grows in the worst of soils; ...Read Moreseems to love rocky hillsides as well as the best soil. Very drought tolerant. No maintenance required; survived a very icy mountain winter too! A perfect perennial, just pull up the volunteers and stick them in the ground wherever you want a hardy touch of silver!