The whole plant has white hair, small leaves such as chrysanthemum leaves and flocculent yellow flowers. It is an annual green flowering herb with strong vitality and strong reproduction. Because of its white fluff, it is also called "velvet mother" in the north. During the Cold Food Festival, people often steam it with powder.

Artemisia argyi is a perennial herb of Artemisia in Compositae, which has a strong fragrance. Its flowering and fruiting period is from July to 10, and it is almost cultivated in China except in extremely dry and cold areas.