Absinthe, Common Wormwood, Lad's Love, Sagebrush, Mugwort
The ornamental types of these plants are grown for their striking, silver-gray, aromatic foliage, which is often used in flower arrangements.
Artemisia absinthium vernac. Absinthe , Ware-moth , Wormwood
RHS Garden, Wisley, Surrey, 28 June
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absinthe; oldman; common wormwood; absinth sagewort Artemisia absinthium
African dropseed Sporobolus indicus var. capensis
African mustard Malcolmia africana
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Absinthe needs very well drained soil but makes few other demands.
Light: Absinthe does well in full sun to partial shade.
Moisture: Absinthe is quite drought tolerant. During rainy, humid summers it may deteriorate and rot out in the center.
(Absinthe) Â (Französisch)
(Absinto) Â (Esperanto)
Abu khanjar  (Arabisch)
Açaflor  (Portugiesisch)
Açafrão  (Portugiesisch)
Açafrão-bastardo  (Portugiesisch)
Açafrão da Índia  (Portugiesisch)
Açafrão da terra  (Portugiesisch) ...
The intensely bitter, tonic and stimulant qualities have caused Wormwood not only to be an ingredient in medicinal preparations, but also to be used in various liqueurs, of which absinthe is the chief, the basis of absinthe being absinthol, ...
Nombres relacionados: Aalina prava (eslovaco), Absinthe (francés), Absintio (catalán), Ajenjo mayor (castellano), Alosna (gallego y/o portugués), Artemisia pontica (similar), Asentsio (vasco), Asteraceae (familia), Axenxo (gallego y/o portugués), ...
The flowered heads are used to make "absinthe" and some liqueurs and vermouths.
Artemisia pontica ( Small Absinthe )
Artesima schmidtiana ( Silver Mound Artemesia )
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One of the more intriguing uses of Japanese Sweetflag is for the manufacture of a Korean alcoholic beverage called Liquor of the Immortals, having effects similar to those of absinthe.
Wormwood is useful in beds, borders, and rock gardens, and it makes an excellent foil for bright colors and dark foliage. It was historically used to flavor the bitter, green liquor absinthe, but the FDA has banned its use in all food products.
It was also employed in brewing but is best known for its bitter principle, which is an important ingredient of absinthe; the compound alpha-thujone, found in wormwood, formerly gave that liqueur its toxicity.
design, the often silvery tone of the fern-like leaves make for dramatic statements. One of the more famous members of the Artemisia Family is Tarragon (A. dracunculu) used in French Cuisine. And of course Wormwood, which is used to make Absinthe.
Willow herb (Epilobium parviflorum)
Winter savory (Satureja montana)
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
Wood avens, herb bennet (Geum urbanum)
Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Wormwood, absinthe (Artemisia absinthium) ...
The plant's volatile oil is high in thujone, a substance found in absinthe that can cause convulsions. Some insects, notably the tansy beetle, have evolved resistance to tansy and live almost exclusively on it.
 See also: Absinth, Artemisia, Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, May
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