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David's Choice Artemisia

David's Choice Artemisia

ARTEMISIA pycnocephala 'David's Choice'

Blooms Summer through Fall
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Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Perennial Zones
7, 8, 9, 10
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
2'–4'
Max Spread
Over 24"
Special Features
California Native
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Mounding, Compact
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
Yellow
Foliage Color
Green, Silver
Themes
Cool Blue, Pretty in Pink, Gothic, Pastel
Genus
Artemisia
Family
Asteraceae
Ship Size
4"

David's Choice Artemisia is grown for texture: fine, deeply divided silver foliage packed into a dense, soft-looking mound that catches low light and cools down everything planted near it. Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' arrives as a live 4-inch plant.

A California native of coastal dunes and bluffs, it asks for sand, grit and sharp drainage, then spreads into evergreen ground cover on a dry slope, in a rock garden or along a windy seaside bed. Small yellow flower heads rise over the silver from summer into early autumn; shear those stems off afterwards and the mound stays tight.

Design note: silver is the easiest peacemaker in a planting. Set it between hot reds and oranges to calm them down, or beside pinks and pale blues to make those colors read cleaner.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Bloom Season: Summer, Fall
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 7–10 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Perennial Zones: 7–10
  • Special: California Native

Pair it with anything else that likes life lean and dry, and your plant is covered by our healthy arrival guarantee.