Bitter wormwood

Family Asteraceae This is the most bitter of the most bitter plants, its bitterness having entered proverbs and sayings; no wonder it is popularly called "widow's herb". Already in Latin poetry wormwood and bitterness were synonyms, and in one of F. Quintilian's verses it is said: absinthii multum habere - wormwood (bitterness) of much learning.

Very hardy grasses do not grow, or grow very poorly, near bitter wormwood, and as for garden flowers and vegetables, such proximity is by no means to their benefit. Bitter wormwood secretes a phytoncide — absinthin, which has a suppressive effect on neighboring plants and their seeds. This wormwood is easily recognizable and fairly decorative, despite the tiny flowers gathered in unremarkable panicles. The whitish-green, deeply divided silky leaves look particularly attractive. In the garden this wormwood prefers open locations, but it is advisable to plant it some distance from carnations, dahlias and legumes.

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