Inchcape is a semi-shrubby herb in the genus Artemisia of the family Asteraceae.

The plant has a strong fragrance, the stem is erect, the base lignified, at first densely gray-white or gray-yellow silky pilose, later gradually sparse or glabrescent glabrous; the flowers are yellow; achenes are oblong; flowering and fruiting is in the autumn. Artemisia capillaris is produced in most parts of China, mainly in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui, etc. It is also widely planted in Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries.

Born on roadsides, riversides, seashore sands, and lower mountain slopes where it is wetter. Cold hardy, light-loving, strong growth; the soil requirements are not high, especially saline. Artemisia capillaris reproduction using seed propagation or planting propagation. Artemisia capillaris is a perennial deep-rooted plants, in the mother root before planting, greenhouse or plastic greenhouse need to carry out soil deep turning and fertilization.

Methods of propagation

Selection of land preparation, choose sunny, high soil fertility of sandy loam and well-drained plots, the soil tilling, raking, weed, ditching to do beds, beds 20 centimeters high, 1 meter wide, beds east-west, planting rows of north-south, in order to facilitate the absorption of sunlight and the application of well-rotted organic fertilizer 4000 kg of organic fertilizer for base fertilizer.

Sowing fertilizer is generally carried out in late March to early April, the amount of seed per 667 square meters of 50-100 grams, the seed and fine sand mix, and then sowing, thin mulch, keep wet, seedlings out of the flush, weeding and watering. In the seedling height of 4-5 centimeters for inter-seedling, maintaining a spacing of 5 centimeters, so that it grows evenly. The first loosening of the soil and weeding and fertilization are required 1 month after sowing, and later depending on the situation.