Dusty Miller
- Botanical Name
- Senecio cineraria
- Hardiness
- Hardy annual
- Height
- 6 to 15 inches
- Width
- 8 to 11 inches
- Flowers
- Grown for foliage - remove yellow flowers as they appear
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart
- Trim back leggy plants
- Frost tolerant
- Drought tolerant
- Problems
- Root and stem rot
- Varieties
- Cirrus - compact 6", rounded - solid leaves
- Hoar Frost - 12" finely cut leaves
- Silver Dust - 8" finely cut leaves
- Snow Crystals - improved
- Snow Storm - strap-llike leaves, more tufted
- New Look - very white, oak-like leaf shape, 8-10"
Related Content
Categories
Upcoming Webinars & Appearances
Feb. 4, 2023
WCBA's Home Building &
Remodeling EXPO
West Bend, WI
Feb. 10-12, 2023
PBS Wisconsin
Garden & Landscape EXPO
Madison, WI
June 3 – 11, 2023
“Castles & Gardens” Adventure in Ireland with Melinda Myers
Includes the Bloom Festival in Dublin!
CLICK HERE for more information on Melinda's 2022 Wisconsin State Fair presentations on
Affordable Food Gardening
CLICK HERE for pollinator gardening webinars, videos & DIY projects
Watch Melinda's past webinars ON DEMAND
Learn More
Book an Appearance
Enter to Win
a Corona Tools
Hori Hori Knife!
