Artemesia ludoviciana 'Cramers Silver'
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
Nice herby fragrance - green/gray filler.
Year 2:
Seemed to tolerate our summer well (zone 7a) B Artemesias don't generally like it here; Vigor, good gray color, filler; This one surprised us B We thought the gophers had killed these but it has returned as a Apatch@ B Good silver color, holds well.
Problems:
Year 1:
Don't know what to do with this plant, this must be for dried use only; Small plants, not very good survival; see if they recover next year; Common.
Year 2:
Low market demand; Some rust on undersides of leaves.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants alive at end of summer (%) | Plants flowering (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 30.8 | 65.0 | 3.75 | 21.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 67 | 11.7 | 29.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 3-4 | 4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-5 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Cramers' Posie Patch
116 Trial Rd. N.
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-9494
FAX 717-367-8666
Comments:
Year 1:
Received bare-root so hard to tell, very small root systems, did not survive a late freeze (April), would pot them up & grow for a few weeks in the greenhouse if I had it to do over; I will grow this again in a different area.
Year 2:
Good filler.