Prairie Sage (White Sage)

Artemisia ludoviciana

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Prairie Sage has beautiful silvery foliage and flowers that are very attractive to many kinds of pollinators. Flowers are small, yellow, and inconspicuous. Best grown in larger gardens where it has plenty of room to spread out via its rhizomes. Highly adaptable to a wide variety of soil types and tough conditions. Provides nesting materials/sites for native bees. Smoke from foliage is used ceremonially. Host plant for American Lady and Painted Lady Butterfly caterpillars as well as 43 other species of butterfly and moth caterpillars. Would be fantastic in a large moon garden!

Plant Details

Native Range: Native to CO and the intermountain west
Height: 3′
Spacing: 1-2′
Water Needs: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Soil: Sandy, Loamy, Clay, Rocky
Sunlight: Full sun, Part shade
Bloom Time: July-September
USDA Zone: 3-7
Life Cycle: Perennial

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Pick up, shipping, and delivery options available. We can ship anywhere in the contiguous U.S. except Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington, or Wyoming due to state regulations regarding agricultural imports.

Image Credit:
Artemisia ludoviciana kz02.jpg | Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0