Artemisia norvegica aka Alpine Sagewort

Artemisia norvegica is part of the daisy family. This family has the scientific name Asteraceae. The RHS gives the plant two common names. These are Norwegian mugwort and Norwegian artemisia. The RHS accepts the scientific name given here. Kew calls the plant a perennial. This means its life lasts more than one year. That tells us about its life span, but not its size. The draft gives no mature size for this plant.

The plant's native range takes in north-west Scotland. It also includes central Norway and western Siberia. Kew gives the range as central Norway to western Siberia. It includes north-west Scotland in that range as well. The RHS says it is native to Britain or Ireland. Kew is more precise about its range in Britain. It places that part of the range in Scotland. These accounts give both a broad range and a more exact place.

Kew links the plant to subalpine or subarctic climates. These terms give a broad sense of its wild home. They do not set out its needs in a garden. Nor do they give a garden hardiness zone. The sources give no clear guide to light for this species. They do not state what soil it needs. They give no guide to how much water to use. They also do not say what drainage it needs. Its wild climate alone does not settle those points.

The RHS page gives facts about leaves and flowers. But those facts concern the genus, not this species. They cannot tell us this plant's form or looks. We cannot use them to describe its leaves or flowers. The draft gives no time of year for bloom. It gives no account of the fruit, either. These gaps limit what we can say about its looks. The broader group does not supply those missing facts.

The sources give no garden uses for this species. They give no facts about its pests or diseases. Nor do they say which parts people can eat. They give no evidence about whether it is toxic. A lack of such facts does not show it is safe. The draft leaves both food use and safety unresolved.