Jacobaea maritima (Dusty Miller)

Grown for its striking foliage, Jacobaea maritima or Senecio cineraria (Dusty Miller), is a bushy perennial or subshrub with silvery, finely textured, dissected leaves, sometimes with a lace-like appearance. Attractive throughout the growing season, the leaves are covered with fine matted hairs, giving them a felted or woolly, silver or white appearance. After the first year, it will produce clustered heads of small, daisy-like, cream to yellow flowers, which are not particularly ornamental. Some cultivars do not flower and many gardeners prefer to remove the flowers as they can detract from the foliage. Striking in the night garden, Dusty Miller is a versatile foliage plant that is perfect to soften color contrasts in the garden, and tone down bright, hot colors. Use it as an accent plant in containers, as an edging, in borders, or mixed plantings as a contrast for darker flowers or foliage.

• Grows up to 6-18 in. tall (15-45 cm) and 6-12 in. wide (15-45 cm).
• Easily grown in average, evenly moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Part shade is tolerated, but the best foliage color is obtained in a sunny position. Drought and heat tolerant.
• Excellent for beds and borders, cottage gardens, coastal gardens or city gardens. Perfect for containers or as cut flowers.
• Generally pest and disease free. Watch for rust. Deer resistant
• Easily propagated from cuttings and can also be grown from seed.
• A native of the Mediterranean Region