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White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

White sagebrush (western mugwort) is a silvery, aromatic rhizomatous perennial that spreads into drifts of ghostly foliage, a larval host for the American lady butterfly and a deer-resistant filler. Can run, so give it room. The aromatic leaves and flowering heads season sauces and gravies and brew into an herbal tea.

Family

Asteraceae

Type

shrub

Lifespan

perennial

Height

2–3 ft

Spacing

2–3 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

dry, moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral, alkaline

Bloom

July, August, September, October

Bloom colors

yellow

Wildlife value

larval host, pollinators

Landscape uses

naturalizing

Native states

AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY