Element: Earth, Air
Planet: Venus, Moon
Energy: Feminine/Receptive
Properties: Strength, protection, healing, prophetic dreams, psychic powers, astral projection, dream work, purification,
Folk names: Artemis Herb, Artemisia, Felon Herb, Muggon, Naughty Man, Old Man, Old Uncle Henry, Sailor's Tobacco, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, Riverside Wormwood
Botanical Name: Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort (also known as chrysanthemum weed) is an aggressive, perennial weed which spreads by persistent rhizomes. The foliage resembles cultivated chrysanthemum but the undersides of leaves have white hairs (garden mums do not). Mugwort can grow upright to 6 ft but will also tolerate regular mowing. It is a common weed in landscape plantings and turf. Most infestations begin with contaminated root balls of landscape plants or movement of soil contaminated with mugwort rhizomes. Viable seed production is rare but when they are produced, plants are prolific seeders. Seeds drop close to the parent plant and can be spread by surface waters. Once introduced to a field or landscape mugwort is difficult to control, is spread by cultivation, and spreads rapidly to adjacent areas via rhizomes.
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