Prairie Sagewort
Artemisia frigida Willd. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Planting Distance: 3.7 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub
Root Depth: 8 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Fall
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Prairie Sagewort: Schinia cumatilis, Vanessa cardui
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.