Add silvery charm and texture to your garden with Dusty Miller (Silver Dust), an heirloom flowering plant known for its striking silver-gray foliage and delicate blooms. Perfect for borders, containers, and mixed flower beds, this plant provides contrast to colorful blooms while attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Its hardy, low-maintenance growth makes it ideal for gardeners of all experience levels.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering foliage plant
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Height/Spread: 12 – 18 inches tall, bushy growth habit
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Flower Color: Small yellow or white flowers with prominent silver-gray foliage
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Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Colorful foliage, contrast plant, pollinator-friendly, hardy, low-maintenance
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently but do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 8 – 12 inches apart for healthy growth.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 10 – 21 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.
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Care: Remove spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
