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It took over one side of our south facing flower garden crowding out well-established phlox, campanula superba, asters etc. We have pulled out and continue to pull out tall stalks, with as much root as possible and small shoots as they appear. It's just control, not elimination. Only Bee Balm (monarda) out competes mugwort in our yard.
Mugwort, or as I like to call it, THUGwort, thoroughly earns its specific epithet of "vulgaris" because it's quite a vulgar weed! When ...Read MoreI first moved into my house, it had completely overrun the entire front flower bed, and even 6 years later, aside from where I've managed to establish plants that can actually out-compete it (my two Pyracantha bushes, "Sunset Glow" bamboo, Jerusalem artichoke patch & Hardy Banana clump), it still does its best to try and take over & choke out everything else!
I've been digging and pulling this stuff for the past 6 years, but it just keeps coming back every year just as strong as it ever was. This is one of, if not THE worst weeds I've had to contend with in the front bed: Even the beggar's ticks & motherworts eventually gave up after 6 years of digging & pulling, but not this stuff.
So long story short, do yourself a favor & don't ever plant this horribly invasive stuff.
I started mugwort from some small well-established plants which I transplan...Read Moreted into a rectangular self-watering planter. After a couple of seasons it decided to creep out onto the surrounding ground and establish itself as a carpet in some sandy, alkaline soil in competition with catnip and other greenery native to my area.
Growing close to the ground is probably what enabled it to survive largely unscathed from even hard (~25 degrees F) frosts overnight.
This is the common perennial weed, mugwort. It spreads quickly and aggressively both underground and by seed. This is a bad neighbor to o...Read Morether plants in beds and borders. The wide-ranging underground runners are impossible to dig out once they invade the crowns of other perennials.
The flowers are ornamentally insignificant, but they still produce seeds in large numbers.
This plant is easily controlled with 1% generic glyphosate herbicide.
If you like the foliage, there are better plants without the maintenance headaches this one involves. Try some other artemisia species.
This plant entered my yard in a tree root ball that was planted by the home builder. It took a while to find out what it is. It is a we...Read Moreed that is very hard to get rid of. I pull and pull, but so far it is still here. From my research I learned that it can be a pest in nurseries and often gets passed on from them.
I think this plant is very beautiful for people with natural and vast gardens. I saw some very tall specimens growing in a nature reserv...Read Moree area close to where I live. I found them georgeous with the purplish stems and the silvery foliage that set off all the surrounding plants so beautifully. I definitely would grow it if I had the space for it.
Nasty! Nasty weed! This is one of the toughest weeds I've fought. At first I thought it was some sort of Mum. But No! Very difficult t...Read Moreo get rid of, or even put a dent into. The leaves smell nice, but that charm wears off after getting to smell it every day as you dig and pull. If you really want to grow this, stick with a container and pluck the flowerheads. I would consider paving your garden before planting this.
Definitely tall and vigorous. Thus you need to really consider where you plant it. It's a useful herb. Probably best grown in a contai...Read Morener unless you own acres of land.
This perennial 'weed' is destroying some native grasslands (especially in Long Island,NY). It is difficult to remove by hand (it has unde...Read Morerground stems that grow back if left behind), it produces an abundance of seeds, and in my opinion it's flowers are not attractive.
A tall plant with deeply divided dark-green leaves, silvery beneath, and branched clusters of insignificant reddish-brown flower-heads. C...Read Moreommon along roadsides, it often has a dusty, neglected look. In ancient times it was believed to have magical properties. Mugwort has many uses, as a herbalist medicine, to repel insects, to flavour ale, or as a herb for stuffing ducks and geese.
This is a terrible, invasive weed in NY. Beware!
"Mugwort is a prohibited species in New York State" for more information...Read More
Mugwort, or as I like to call it, THUGwort, thoroughly earns its specific epithet of "vulgaris" because it's quite a vulgar weed! When ...Read More
Tenacious, vigorous, largely maintenance-free.
I started mugwort from some small well-established plants which I transplan...Read More
This is the common perennial weed, mugwort. It spreads quickly and aggressively both underground and by seed. This is a bad neighbor to o...Read More
This plant entered my yard in a tree root ball that was planted by the home builder. It took a while to find out what it is. It is a we...Read More
I think this plant is very beautiful for people with natural and vast gardens. I saw some very tall specimens growing in a nature reserv...Read More
Nasty! Nasty weed! This is one of the toughest weeds I've fought. At first I thought it was some sort of Mum. But No! Very difficult t...Read More
Definitely tall and vigorous. Thus you need to really consider where you plant it. It's a useful herb. Probably best grown in a contai...Read More
This perennial 'weed' is destroying some native grasslands (especially in Long Island,NY). It is difficult to remove by hand (it has unde...Read More
A tall plant with deeply divided dark-green leaves, silvery beneath, and branched clusters of insignificant reddish-brown flower-heads. C...Read More