{"product_id":"echter-wermut-artemisia-absinthium-samen","title":"Common Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) - Seeds - The Mythical Main Ingredient of Absinthe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_cb9e99af079db14e\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAnyone who thinks of historic medicinal herbs and mystical plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cannot overlook Mugwort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Artemisia absinthium is not only the legendary main ingredient of the infamous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e absinthe, the so-called “Green Fairy,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but also a fantastic structural plant for the garden or large pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I am particularly fascinated by its deeply pinnate,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e silver-grey foliage,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which gives off an incredibly intense,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e spicy-bitter fragrance at the slightest touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e With its yellow flower panicles in midsummer, it also attracts countless insects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An extremely robust,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e easy-care and drought-resistant rarity,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that should not be missing from any true herb garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePackage contents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 50 seeds each\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSowing at a glance:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0,0\"\u003ePre-sowing (indoors)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0\"\u003eMarch to May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0,0\"\u003eSowing depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,2,1,0\"\u003eLight germinator! Only sprinkle the seeds very thinly with fine substrate or scatter them directly on the soil and press down gently\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0,0\"\u003eGermination temperature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,0\"\u003e18 to 22 degrees Celsius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0,0\"\u003eGermination period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,4,1,0\"\u003e10 to 21 days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0,0\"\u003ePlanting out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,5,1,0\"\u003eAfter the Ice Saints in mid-May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth form, location and care:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eMugwort grows as a perennial,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e slightly woody subshrub and reaches a height of 60 to 100 centimeters depending on the location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is an absolute sun worshipper!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Give it the hottest,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sunniest spot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e you can find.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It has almost no requirements for the soil,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e preferring it rather barren and poor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For cultivation in a pot, I generously mix sand,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fine pumice or lava gravel into my potting soil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to guarantee perfect drainage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Waterlogging is the only real enemy of this easy-going plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Additional fertilizing is usually not necessary – the more barren it stands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the more intensely the valuable essential oils and bitter substances are formed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWinter hardiness and overwintering:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eArtemisia absinthium is absolutely winter hardy in our latitudes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In late autumn or winter, the above-ground,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e herbaceous parts often die back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e You can then either leave the plant directly as frost protection or cut it back vigorously in early spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It will then grow vigorously and bushily again from the woody base.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUse and history:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eEven in antiquity, mugwort was valued as a medicinal plant for supporting digestion because of its extremely bitter substances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In the 19th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e century, it then gained worldwide fame as the main ingredient of absinthe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But it is also a great helper in the garden:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A cold extract (manure) from the leaves is a proven home remedy against aphids and other pests on your vegetable plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin and systematics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eBotanically, mugwort belongs to the large family of the Asteraceae.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is native to the temperate climate zones of Eurasia and North Africa and grows in nature preferably on dry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stony and calcareous soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Precisely this robustness makes it the ideal plant for hot Central European summers.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pflanzenwelten Andre Heinek","offers":[{"title":"Default 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