Wormwood, Absinthe
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Beautiful silver-leaved herbaceous perennial. When I was doing landscape design I often used this at garden edges and behind flowers. Not only does its tall silver presence make flowers look great, it also helps repel gophers, deer, and other browsers above and below. One of the premier digestive bitters of the Western herbal tradition, wormwood has long been used in liqueurs and teas to promote digestion and improve mood. Ingredient of the famous liqueur absinthe, once banned for its thujone content, now legal once more. It is also, as the name denotes, used to expel parasites. Easy to start--just sow the seeds on the surface of tamped soil and keep moist and in the light