('Diamond')
Common name: Dusty Miller
Family: Asteraceae, Aster
Height x width: 8-15" x 12-18"
Growth rate: moderate to fast
Foliage: silvery-white wooly surfaces often turning green when wet; pinnately cut; alternate
Flowers: yellow or green daisy-like in corymbs, late summer, not showy
Hardiness: annual (may overwinter in zone 9)
Soil: well-drained, prefers organic and moist, tolerates dry
Light: sun
Pests and problems: root rot, stem rot, nematodes
Landscape habit, uses: edged, massing, containers; used for foliage effect and contrast with other flowers
Other interest: often listed as Cineraria from Latin for "ash" refering to foliage color; Senecio is from Latin senex for old, refering to gray and wooly seeds; native to Mediterranean; large genus with over 1200 species, many considered persistent weeds
Other culture: remove flowers for best foliage effect
Propagation: seed (50,000 seeds per ounce) sown 12 weeks before planting out
Species:
cineraria (sin-er-air' ee-ah)--only species of ornamental value
Tanacetum vulgare (tan-ah-cee' tum vul-gair' ee)--genus for 'Silver
Lace' Dusty Miller with very finely cut leaves, smaller than other cultivars
and less vigorous; often listed as Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
Cultivars: (of cineraria)
| Cultivars | height | leaves, other | |
| 'Cirrus' | 6-8" | rounded, strong silver, compact | |
| 'Diamond' | 10" | very white, compact and uniform | |
| 'New Look' | 9" | very white, oak-leaf shaped | |
| 'Silver Cloud':'Snow Storm' | |||
| 'Silver Dust' | 8" | silvery, finely cut, most popular | |
| 'Snow Storm' ('Silver Cloud') | 10" | white, broad and strap-like | |
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