Gather several 4- to 6-inch-long softwood cuttings from healthy, vigorous artemisia stems, pinching them off 1/4 to 1/2-inch below a set of leaves using your fingers. Remove the lowest set of leaves and dust the stem with rooting hormone. Pot the cutting so the lowest set of leaves is at the soil surface.

Can artemisia be rooted in water?

These healthy lemon balms, a member of the mint family are easy to root. Artemisia is a good candidate for water cutting–it does really well with this method. Patchouli can also be rooted in water.

Can you divide artemisia?

Artemisia is really easy to divide, but I would wait until the spring if I were you. I grow ‘Silver King’ which needs dividing quite often. I simply plunge a transplanting spade into the clump and start dividing. You can also dig up entire clumps and using a sharp knife, cut apart divisions.