Melinda Myers

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"