Common Name: Dusty Miller

Scientific Name: Senecio cineraria

Dusty Miller - Rounded Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Perennial         USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

Dicot

Size:

• 8" - 15" height

Growth Habit:

• Rounded

Dusty Miller Leaves	Pinnately cut 'Silverdust' Leaf

Foliage:

• Stiff
• White
• Woolly
• Pinnately cut into blunt, oblong segments
• 2" to 6" long

Dusty Miller Inflorescence

Inflorescence:

• Yellow or cream colored
• Daisy-like
• About 1/2" diameter
• Borne in corymbs in groups of 10 to 12
• Not as attractive as the foliage
• Usually removed

Dusty Miller - Companion Plant

Use:

• Edging plant
• Foliage plant
• Companion plant

Problems: 

• In poorly drained soils
  • Root rot
  • Stem rot

Culture:

• Full sun
• Best in well drained soils
  • prone to rots in wet soils

Propagation:

• Seed
• Stem-tip cuttings

Notes:

• Usually treated as an annual
• Origin of scientific name:
  • Senecio: Old = Alludes to the grey calyx
  • cineraria: Ash = Refers to color of the foliage