Can I prune southernwood and keep it small enough for a container ?
Southernwood
How big is your container? My tangerine southernwood is over 6 feet tall. My "regular" southernwood is about 4 feet tall.
I was thinking of adding it to a container of herbs. I've grown southernwood in the garden, and I know it gets huge. I don't think the container will work. Oh well - into the garden it goes ! It is one of my favorite aromatic plants.
I just got a book called Herbal Remedies in Pots.....Southernwood (artemisia abrotanum) is one of the herbs they use in the "Cholesterol Control" pot.
zhinusmom - How big a pot do they recommend ?
This is the picture they show and have it with an 11" opening and height of 11"
That pot doesn't seem all that big. In fact, it is just about the size I usually by.
I had a hard time finding Southernwood this year. I finally found it at www.companionplants.com
It came last week. It is healthy, but only one stem about five inches tall. I planted it in the garden. When it takes off, I will try a division in a pot. Thanks.
Since it is a woody herb you can keep it in a pot with lots of pruning, however I would suggest a barrel. That being said Southernwood has been used as an edging plant for knot gardens which leads me to believe it can be kept a lot smaller than I would ever have imagined. I would put it it the ground unless the container was big enough.
Ellen