Artemisia abrotanum fresh seeds, Southernwood seeds, Lad's love, Southern wormwood, Wormwood seeds, Herb seeds, Organic seeds (lat. Artemisia abrotanum).
A perennial plant, a semi-shrub, a species of the genus Wormwood (Artemisia) of the Asteraceae family. The height of the plant is from 50 to 120 cm . The unbranched shoots are erect, growing almost entirely to the very tops, thick - up to 1.5 cm across.
The leaves are grayish in color, first pubescent, eventually becoming almost naked. The leaf blades are twice or thrice pinnately dissected into narrow, long, almost threadlike lobes, which makes them look delicate. Lower and middle stem leaves with petioles.
The flowers are collected in spherical small 2-3 mm wide baskets forming loose paniculate drooping inflorescences. Marginal female flowers are narrowly tubular, bisexual median — tubular. Blooms in July - August. The fruit is an achene, matures in the European part of Russia in August - October.
The plant has a peculiar pleasant smell, very similar to the smell of dill, pine needles and lemon, has long been used as an air freshener. Contains essential oil.
Young shoots are suitable for fresh consumption, but only in small quantities, can be used for flavoring cupcakes, confectionery.