MAKANA™ Silver Artemisia

MAKANA™ Silver is the trade name for the compact Artemisia mauiensis cultivar ‘TNARTMS’. It forms a dense, branched mound of finely divided, silver-gray foliage with a shrub-like outline suited to warm-climate landscapes and large containers. The patent record describes a mature plant around 42 cm tall and 77 cm wide. ## Placement Grow it in full sun and well-drained soil. The cultivar is listed for USDA zones 9–11, where it can be used as a foliage accent in a sunny border or as a contained specimen. Its narrow leaf segments create a soft texture beside broader-leaved or strongly colored plants. The patent describes flowers in late summer in Maui and notes a roughly ten-week flowering period under those local conditions; flowering may differ in other climates, and the small heads are secondary to the foliage. The [USPP30968 cultivar record](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP30968P2/en) identifies the botanical species, cultivar name, trade designation, dimensions, and local flowering observations. Landscape size and flowering can vary with maturity and growing conditions. ## Maintenance Use a freely draining site and water regularly while establishing. In cold regions, treat its stated zone range as a practical limit and provide winter protection or grow it in a movable container. Remove damaged or untidy stems to maintain the rounded outline; allow enough room for its broadening habit.