Grow a beautiful and highly aromatic herb with our Sweet Annie seeds. This lovely heirloom, also known as Sweet Wormwood, is prized for its tall, airy stems of delicate, fern-like foliage. The entire plant has a wonderfully sweet, camphor-like fragrance that makes it a favorite for use in wreaths, potpourri, and dried floral arrangements. With a rich history in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known as Qing Hao, Sweet Annie is a fantastic, easy-to-grow addition to any herb or ornamental garden.
⭐ What you'll love
- Beautiful, feathery, fern-like foliage with a wonderfully sweet aroma.
- An excellent herb for making fragrant wreaths and dried arrangements.
- A historic and important plant in traditional Chinese medicine.
- A tall, airy plant that adds lovely texture to the back of a border.
🌿 Seed details
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Plant Name: Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua)
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Seed Quantity: Approx. 50 seeds
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Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
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Lifecycle: Annual
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Height: 4-6 feet
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Days to Maturity: 100-120 days
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USDA Zone: 4-9
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Origin: American Grown
🌱 Growing instructions
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Sowing: The seeds are extremely small; starting indoors 5-6 weeks before the last frost is recommended.
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Depth: Press seeds into the surface of the soil, as they need light to germinate. Do not cover.
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Germination: Keep soil consistently moist, preferably by bottom watering or misting. Germination takes 7-14 days.
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Spacing: Harden off seedlings and transplant outdoors after all danger of frost, spacing them 12-18 inches apart.
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Light Requirement: Full Sun.
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Soil: Prefers well-draining soil.
✅ Our seed packets
- Professionally designed and made.
- Resealable for convenient, long-term storage.
- Eco-friendly and recyclable (contains no plastic).
- Includes full, detailed growing instructions.
- Vigorously tested to