Coastal Mugwort

This native fragrant sagebrush can be found growing wild in our Sonoma Coast area and is a wonderful drought tolerant plant to invite into the low-water edges of your garden and landscapes. Folk herbalists value mugwort as a dream enhancer by putting a sachet of aromatic leaves under the pillow. In addition to its medicinal and spiritual uses, it attracts butterflies and is useful in restoration plantings to prevent erosion of streambanks. The leaves are slightly more felted and deeply lobed than A. douglasiana.