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Mature Height
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Growing Zones
Silver Lining White Sagebrush features broadly cut silver-green foliage that’s showy from spring through fall. Reaching 12 to 16 inches high and 32 to 36 inches wide, this perennial is a fine choice to plant in borders or to fill in blank spaces in beds and containers. While fall brings hundreds of petite yellow flowers, they’re no comparison to its leaves; the foliage is the showstopper! This adaptable plant is a hybrid between the two North American species Artemisia stelleriana and Artemisia ludoviciana. It is cold hardy in zones 4-9 and easy to grow, making it the perfect starter plant for someone new to the gardening scene.
Silver Lining White Sagebrush grows as a mounding clump. This showy foliage plant is both deer and rabbit resistant and has moderate watering needs. Add it as a spiller to a thriller-spiller-filler container combination, or plant it along the edge of a house or sidewalk. The silvery green, dissected leaves will complement flowering plants in prairie gardens and will harmonize with floral bouquets.
Silver Lining White Sagebrush Care
Plant sagebrush in full sun. Silver Lining tolerates a variety of soils, including poor soil. The soil should be moist, well-draining, and neutral to alkaline. Provide one inch of water per week to help this perennial develop drought tolerance once established. This plant is not a heavy feeder and does not require fertilizer; however, if growth is slow in poor soil, topdress the root zone with compost.
Prune Silver Lining during early spring. Cut back spent growth to two or three inches. Divide clumps every three years or so. When growing in a container, use a general-purpose potting soil mixed with perlite and bring the pot inside to overwinter.
Silver Lining White Sagebrush Spacing
Space plants 32 to 36 inches apart. Plant this sagebrush in beds with companion plants including celosia, coral bells, sedges, sunflowers, and silver grass. Cut the leaves and add them as greenery to floral bouquets, including dahlias, salvia, sweet alyssum, and cosmos.
Silver Lining White Sagebrush Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 1-2 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 1-2 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Mounded
- Water Needs
- Dry
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Yellow
- Flower Description
- Yellow
- Bloom Time
- Late Summer
- Blooms On
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New Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Late winter to early spring, before new growth starts
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Evergreen
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Silver Lining White Sagebrush
- Also Known As
- White Sage, Mexican Sagewort
- Botanical Name
- Artemisia hybrid
- Brand
- Proven Winners
- Plant Type
- Perennial
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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