Prairie Sagewort

Artemisia frigida Willd.

Aster family

Plant Type

Subshrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

3.7 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 7.0 – 9.0

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 10 – 40 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Schinia cumatilis, Vanessa cardui

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.