Silver Lining White Sagebrush

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Silver Lining White Sagebrush features broadly cut silver-green foliage thats 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, theyre 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.