Yomogi Mugwort

Yomogi Mugwort (Artemisia princeps, 蓬, ssuk (쑥), suuk, 黄花艾, kui ho, ssuk, kusa, Japanese Mugwort, Korean Mugwort, or Korean Wormwood) are 3-ft. tall plants with feather-shaped, scalloped leaves with silvery fuzzy undersides, originating from East Asia. Mugwort has a sage-like smell and pleasant bitter taste that is delicious in soups, stir-fries, pancakes, rice cakes, mochi, and green teas. Believed to have healing properties, it is used in acupuncture and moxibustion, the practice of burning the herbs on particular points of the body. In Korea, Mugwort has religious properties, the creation myth of Ungnyeo said 100 days of eating mugwort turned the bear into a woman.

Planting Instructions:

Plant 1/8 inch in soil after danger of frost has passed in Spring in at least 65F temperature soil. Seeds will benefit from cold treatment. Harvest when stems and leaves are young. Contain growing area to prevent invasiveness.