*Designated an invasive species in the following states, no sale: NJ, WV
Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua), also called Sweet Wormwood, Annual Wormwood or Qing Hao, they are an aromatic herbaceous annual named for their sweet and alluring scent. Sweet Annie grows about 5-6 feet tall and has small feathery green leaves and tiny greenish-yellow flowers that bloom between July and October. If you’ve never smelled Sweet Annie, you will be in for a great treat. Many people enjoy making wreaths and other decorations from the dried flowers and stems of this plant due to their wonderful aromatic virtues.
As a herbal plant, Sweet Annie has been used traditionally to counter Malaria and high fever since the seventh century at least. Western herbalists also work with this Artemisia in cases of bacterial diseases, parasites, diarrhea and indigestion. Scientists have also been studying a constituent of Sweet Annie called artemisinin, which, in vitro, acts on cancer cells. Sweet Annie also has a high content of phenolic compounds which have very high antioxidant activity.
