Sweet Annie (Artemisia) in Zone 8a & 8b

Artemisia annua

When to plant sweet annie (artemisia) in zone 8b

Zones 8a and 8b share the same average frost dates in our data, so this page covers both.

Method: Either: Start indoors for an earlier harvest, or direct-sow outside for less fuss. Sweet Annie (Artemisia) tolerates either.

Start indoors	Feb 11–Feb 18
Direct sow / transplant outside	Mar 25–Apr 1
Estimated bloom	Jul 3–Jul 10 (~100 days after planting)

Spacing: 1 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing). Mature height: 4-6 ft.

Sweet Annie is not the culinary tarragon already covered on this site, though the two share a genus. This one is grown for its sweetly aromatic, feathery foliage, a favorite for wreaths and as a fragrant filler in dried arrangements.

How sweet annie (artemisia) fits zone 8's season

Zone 8b's frost-free window runs about 230 days, from March 25 to November 10. Sweet Annie (Artemisia) needs about 100 days from sowing to first harvest.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Sweet Annie (Artemisia).

Where to buy sweet annie seeds

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Growing Sweet Annie (Artemisia) in USDA zone 8b: when to start seeds indoors, when to direct-sow, and when to expect a bloom.

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