Prairie Sagewort

Artemisia frigida Willd. - Aster family

Size

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
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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.