Astéracées • Artemisia absinthium

Absinthe Grande - Organic

"Grande absinthe: powerful aroma, silvery foliage, and medicinal mystery."

$4.49

Number of seeds

Grand Wormwood , or Artemisia absinthium , reveals itself with its delicately silvery foliage and slender stems. An emblematic plant of temperate climates, it releases an intense fragrance, both fresh and bitter, essential for lovers of medicinal and culinary herbs. Prized for its traditional uses, it enriches both wildflower gardens and dried bouquets with smoky and mysterious accents.

  • Climate :Prefers temperate climates, resistant to drought.
  • Difficulty:Easy to grow for amateur gardeners.
  • Exposure :Full sun.
  • Ground :Light, well-drained, rather poor and calcareous.
  • Note: Avoid excessive moisture which can cause root rot.

Traditionally used in herbal medicine for its digestive and antispasmodic properties. Also used in the preparation of certain liqueurs, notably the famous absinthe. In cooking, very sparingly as an infusion or as a bitter flavoring in marinades.

Absinthe Grande - Organic

Absinthe Grande - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor and outdoor seeding

Germination time

7-20 days

Germination temperature

15° to 24° Celsius

Sowing depth

Surface sowing - without covering the soil

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Hardiness zone

Zone-3a

Distance between plants

50 cm

Distance between rows

70 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Light (sandy) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in fungi-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Slightly alkaline pH

Average plant height

100 cm

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