Wormwood

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Aphids

Aphids

Aphididae

Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.

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Attract Hoverflies

Hoverflies

Syrphidae

The adults only drink nectar. It is the larvae that eat the aphids.

, Lacewings

Lacewings

Chrysopidae

Golden-eyed adults that mostly drink; larvae that hunt like small alligators.

, Ladybugs

Ladybugs

Coccinellidae

The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.

, Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and relatives

Pinhead-sized, stingless, and lethal to aphids and caterpillars from the inside.

to keep them in check — plant French MarigoldGreat, African MarigoldGood and CarrotGood nearby.

Companion Planting

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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  

  Bird's-foot TrefoilGreat pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybugs and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Wormwood
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Wormwood feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wormwood
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  Crimson Clover
  

  Crimson CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Crimson Clover attracts Ladybugs and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Wormwood
  • ❧Crimson Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Wormwood feeds on
  • ❧Crimson Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wormwood
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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Wormwood
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Wormwood
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Wormwood

How to grow Wormwood

1. Space152 cm apart
2. GrowFull sun

Water: Low · Height: 91 cm · Soil: Well-drained loam to loamy clay soil; tolerates poor fertility and some gravel; moist to moderately dry conditions preferred