Artemisia capillaris Yin Chen Hao (Compositae) Deciduous shrub

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Artemisia capillaris
Yin Chen Hao
Deciduous shrub
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The Artemisia capillaris plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Yin Chen Hao.

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Latin Name:  Artemisia capillaris
Common Name:  Yin Chen Hao
Family:  Compositae
Author:  Thunb.

Known Hazards:  Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, skin contact with some members of this genus can cause dermatitis or other allergic reactions in some people[222].

Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:  0.5

Habitat:  Grassy thickets[147, and along rivers and seashores, C. and S. Japan[58].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, succeeding in a well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline loamy soil, preferring a sunny position[1, 200]. Established plants are drought tolerant[200]. Plants are longer lived, more hardy and more aromatic when they are grown in a poor dry soil[245]. This species is probably not hardy in all parts of Britain, it tolerates temperatures down to at least -5°c[238]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].

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