| Description | Dusty Miller Silver Dust (Senecio cineraria) An annual grown for its silvery-gray foliage. Very cold tolerant and at times has over wintered in zone #5b. |
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| Pronunciation | (se-NE-shi-oh)(sin-se-RA-ri-ah) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | (7)8-10 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | average, doesn't like wet |
| Temperature | Very cold tolerant surviving all but the hardest of frosts. On a few occasions Dusty Miller has over wintered in hardiness zone #5b for me. |
| Flowers | small yellow, daisy-like, seldom occur and should be removed because they detract from the plant |
| Leaves | finely cut covered with a dense gray-white woolly hair (tomentose) |
| Dimensions | 8-10 inches tall space about 12 inches on center |
| Maintenance | very low maintenance |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to the Mediterranean |
| Misc Facts | Has been used in gardens since the Victorian times. (syn. Cineraria maritima, Jacobaea maritima) |
| Author's Notes | Dusty Miller finds it's way into my commercial and residential gardens. In zone #5 it will last until the heaviest of frosts extending the season of interest usually past "Turkey Day" |
| Notes & Reference | #28-Cottage Garden Annuals(Clive Lane), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Stills), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #76-Annuals for Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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