Indian Wormwood; Indian Mugwort (Artemisia indica)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Artemisia indica is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour and colouring. — Young leaves - cooked and eaten with barley.; The leaves are also pounded with steamed glutinous rice to give a flavour and colouring.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste ground in central and southern Japan. The sides of paths and tracks, margins of cleared forests at elevations of 300 - 2500 metres in Nepal. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)