Notes on the Herb Lads Love

Notes on the Herb Lads Love aka Southernwood - Artemisia abrotanum - Old Man, Boy's Love, Oldman Wormwood, Lover's Plant, Appleringie, Garderobe, Our Lord's Wood, Maid's Ruin, Garden Sagebrush, European Sage, Lad's Love, Southern Wormwood, Sitherwood and Lemon Plant

A hardy perennial herb shrub with feathery grey-green leaves. Very aromatic leaves and ideal for a scented garden.  The leaves are used traditionally as a moth and insect repellent (and they are very effective), and in Pot Pourri where it is often combined with Lavender.Likes a light soil in full sun. Ideal for tubs and containers. It grows to 3-4ft tall and the woody stems are best cut well back in the autumn to prevent it getting straggley and getting to look untidy. Many an old cottage has this herb growing, and it's scent is reminiscent of 'Granny' to lots of people. The name 'Lad's Love' comes from its reputation of promoting beard growth! 

n : aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.