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Artemisia capillaris
Yin Chen Hao
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Latin Name: Artemisia capillaris
Common Name: Yin Chen Hao
Family: Compositae(Click to Search)
Author: Thunb.
Known Hazards: Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, skin contact with some members of this genus can cause dermatitis or other allergic reactions in some people[222].
Habitat: Grassy thickets[147, and along rivers and seashores, C. and S. Japan[58].
Mature Height: 0.5
Mature Width: 0.5
Habit: Shrub
Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, succeeding in a well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline loamy soil, preferring a sunny position[1, 200]. Established plants are drought tolerant[200]. Plants are longer lived, more hardy and more aromatic when they are grown in a poor dry soil[245].
This species is probably not hardy in all parts of Britain, it tolerates temperatures down to at least -5°c[238].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
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