Silverdust Dusty Miller Seeds - Flower Plant

Silverdust Dusty Miller Seeds produce a low-growing perennial or biennial plant known for its silvery, finely cut foliage and compact, bushy growth habit. This clump-forming plant thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Dusty Miller is suitable for garden borders, containers, rock gardens, and mass plantings. Once established, it provides year-round ornamental foliage and adds a striking contrast to colorful flowering plants.

Features

• Low-growing, clump-forming perennial or biennial growth habit

• Produces silvery, finely cut foliage

• Suitable for garden borders, containers, rock gardens, and mass plantings

• Thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil

• Provides year-round ornamental foliage

• Adds contrast and texture to garden plantings

Specifications

• Scientific name: Jacobaea maritima (formerly Senecio cineraria)

• Common name (US): Dusty Miller

• Seed type / variety: Silver foliage variety

• Growth habit: Low-growing, clump-forming perennial/biennial

• USDA zones: 8 to 11 (grown as annual in cooler zones)

• Planting season: Spring

• Growing season: Late spring through fall

• Sowing Season: Spring

• Sowing season months: February to April (indoors); March to May (outdoors after frost)

• Germination time and conditions: 7 to 14 days at 65 to 75 F in moist, well-drained soil

• Sunlight requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil requirements: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil

• Watering needs: Low to moderate; avoid waterlogged soil

• Mature plant size: 12 to 18 inches tall; 12 to 18 inches spread

• Plant spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart