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Dusty Miller
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Silver Lace, Cirrus

Number of Varieties

3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Blight, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust, White mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Headache, Menstrual Disorders, Migraines

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cineraria

Common Name

Silver dust

In Hindi

डस्टी मिलर

In German

Dusty Miller

In French

Dusty Miller

In Spanish

Dusty Miller

In Greek

Dusty Miller

In Portuguese

Dusty Miller

In Polish

Dusty Miller

In Latin

Dusty Cicero

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Centaurea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

1
1 27800
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Properties of Dusty Miller

Want to know the properties of Dusty Miller? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Dusty Miller is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Avoid during Pregnancy, Skin irritation, Skin rash and Toxic. Dusty Miller Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Headache, Menstrual Disorders and Migraines

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Dusty Miller Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Dusty Miller. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Dusty Miller physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Irregular. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Yellow and Purple
  • Leaf color: Blue Green and Silver

Care of Dusty Miller

Taking Dusty Miller Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Dusty Miller include pruning, which should be done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Dusty Miller

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Dusty Miller is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Dusty Miller is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Silver Lace, Cirrus. This plant's habitat is Coastal Regions and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.