This shrub is also gaining in popularity for city plantings. The unpruned hedge makes an effective screen 12-15 feet in height. Caragana can be pruned closely so that it will make a dense, compact, formal hedge. A total of 22 accessions were tested in the earlier plantings at Pullman. There was little variation among accessions.
Propagation is by seed.
Seed can be planted in the early spring without stratification. Performance is summarized in table 4 . Southernwood is a rapid growing shrub of the wormwood family. The leaves are light green and featherlike on dark, grayish-brown canelike stems that sprout from near the ground. Portions of individual canes may die back each winter and the entire cane dies completely back each few years.