Dusty Miller
Senecio cineraria
Perennials
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Senecio cineraria Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Senecio cineraria |
| Common Name: | dusty Miller |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Suggested Uses: | perennial often treated as a biennial beds & borders, container plantings used extensively as an edging plant for the contrast of its silver foliage |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | upright |
| Height: | 6 - 12 inches |
| Spread: | 6 - 12 inches |
| Foliage: | deeply lobed leaves with fuzzy, white pubescence silver foliage provides the plant's primary value |
| Flower: | small, yellow or cream composite flowers on stalks flowers are not the primary ornamental value |
| Bloom Period: | Summer |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | light shade - full sun |
| Water: | low water requirement drought-tolerant low tolerance for humidity |
| Soil: | prefers well-drained, loose soil that is richly organic |
| Heat Tolerance: | medium heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 8 - 11 |
| Native Range: | Southern Europe Southeast Asia |
| Care | |
| Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to root rot |
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