Sweet Wormwood Seeds – 0.5g

Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua) is also known as sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort or annual wormwood. It is a common type of wormwood native to temperate Asia. The plant grows tall and has a fern like leaf, tiny cream-yellow colored flowers and is aromatically fragrant. Sweet Annie has been used for centuries in its dried form in wreaths and other aroma projects.

Sold in 0.5g packets. Each Packet contains approximately 500+ Sweet Wormwood Seeds mixed with some chaff. (The seeds are very small and difficult to separate from the chaff)

Sweet Wormwood Medicinal Benefits

Cultivation and commercialization of this plant are largely due to the presence of an active chemical found in the plant called artemesinin. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the plant is referred to as Qing Hao and has been used for over 2,000 years to help in the treatment of various conditions.

• Sweet Annie is used most commonly for malaria.
• It is also used for bacterial infections such as dysentery and tuberculosis.
• In the treatment of illnesses caused by worms, other parasites, and mites.
• It is also used to treat fungal infections and viral infections such as the common cold.
• Other uses include treatment of upset stomach, fever, jaundice, psoriasis, autoimmune disorders, loss of appetite, blood vessel disorders, constipation, gallbladder disorders, stomach pain, painful menstruation, and rheumatism.

Growing Sweet Wormwood

Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.
Direct Sowing: Not Recommended.

• Indoor Sowing – Sow 5-6 weeks before last frost.
• Barely cover the seed. Bottom water or mist to avoid covering the seed with displaced soil.
• Transplant to cell packs or larger containers when the seedlings have the second set of true leaves.
• Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.
• Direct seed – Sow after last frost. Cover seed lightly with soil. Broadcast seeding is not recommended. Keep moist. Thin to desired spacing.
• Grow in full sun or part shade.
• It tolerates most soils if well-drained, and is requires little care once established.
• It needs only average moisture and will grow even under quite dry conditions.
• This annual comes back every year through self-sowing.