WORMWOOD Artemesia absinthium

Wermod Lwyd

A strongly aromatic archaeophyte found on rough ground and hedge banks. This deciduous perennial plant is used to flavour drinks like absinthe and vermouth. Its flowers are small and yellow and the leaves are a pretty silvery grey-green. Food plant of some moth species. 

Height: Up to 1m

Flowers: July to September

Colour: Yellow