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Artemisia annua – ‘Sweet Annie’
(Sweet annie; Qing-guo) Sweetly aromatic herb with fragrant green fern-like leaves on tall, graceful plants. In fall they shine as masses of flowers like little beads bloom at the tips of the branches. A crafters dream; its highly aromatic branches are used in dried floral arrangements and to make scented wreaths and is fabulous filler for mixed bouquets. I love its fresh, clean, herby scent!
A modern medical star, this Chinese antimalarial herb is our last line of defense in parts of the world where the malaria parasite has become resistant to all other drugs. Has been cultivated in China for at least 2000 years.Its isolated constituents show promise as an anticancer agent as well.
Feverfew -Matricaria
Matricaria, also known as feverfew, botanical name Tanacetum parthenium, is very cheerful, prolific branching flower, excellent as a filler in bouquets!
Long, strong stems that support abundant, 1/2–1" daisy like blooms with yellow disks and white petals. Easy to grow and harvest.
Feverfew is believed to aid digestion, and lower blood pressure. There is some scientific evidence that drinking feverfew tea, or adding a few fresh leaves leaves to a sandwich everyday, can for some people, reduce the frequency and severity of migraine headaches.
Painted Daisy -Tricolour Chrysanthemum Rainbow Mix
a.k.a. Annual Chrysanthemum, Painted Daisy, 'Fancy Pants Daisy Mix' (Ismelia carinata syn. Chrysanthemum carinatum)
Annual Painted Daisy is simply a treasure! Every flower lover deserves a big stand of Painted Daisies, their merry bulls-eye patterns and multitude of bright colours (purple, orange, scarlet, rose, salmon, yellow and white shades) delighting the senses with every new bloom. They are very easy to grow, and the best news is that once you sow your first batch of these annuals, they will obligingly re-seed for you, year after glorious year!
These blooms are just so cheery -- about 3 inches wide, with concentric rings of colours in two or even three brilliant shades. No two blooms will be just alike on these plants, which reach anywhere from 18 inches to 3 feet tall, and range from about 15 to 18 inches wide. Heavy flowering annuals produce loads of showy, daisy-like flowers which are long-lasting cut. Expect the first blooms by midsummer, and watch them keep going (faster if cut or deadheaded!) right into the middle of fall in most climates. Cut back after bloom for repeat in late summer. What a season!