Plant field guide
Dusty Miller
Silver-white lacy foliage provides beautiful contrast in arrangements.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Senecio cineraria
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- low
- Height
- 8 in (20 cm) – 15 in (38 cm)
- Spread
- 8 in (20 cm) – 12 in (30 cm)
- Spacing
- 8 in (20 cm)
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 7–10; average annual extreme minimum from 0°F (-17.8°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: no calendar months recorded.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Very drought tolerant. Remove any flowers that appear.
Pruning
Pruning instructions are not recorded for this plant.
Fertilizer
Fertilizer type is not recorded.
A fertilizer schedule is not recorded.
Mulch
Mulching guidance is not recorded.