What to do about these Dusty Miller plants that survived?
Amanda Wilcox
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Dusty MIller as a Perennial?! Believe it!!
Comments (4)Dusty Miller is a great perennial plant. Nice to know that it is surviving winters in your area, though I have often thought it hardier than people give it credit for. I think that most people are used to using this perennial as small edging type material and don't let it develop to its shrub-like potential....See MoreDusty Miller plants - beautiful
Comments (5)I would love to have one of your Dusty Miller plants. What are you interested in most? You may ck my list, which is not up to date. Thanks, djune/Donna...See MoreDusty MIller as a Perennial?! Believe it!!
Comments (20)Just a note, the "Silver Brocade" is actually a variety of artemesia, not senecio. Artemesia tends to be much hardier than senecio cultivars. This past winter all of my (poorly mulched) Dusty Millers along with my snaps survived in my 6A garden; it was a relatively mild winter but we did have temperatures in the single digits for a while. I think a lot of us have microclimates in our gardens and beds that are a zone or two higher than the technical zone for our geographical area. Especially if you live in an area with lots of houses and trees, all of your neighbors provide more shelter than you'd think, and then your own house and plantings provide more....See Morecut back dusty miller?
Comments (1)You can do either. Depends on how ratty the old foliage is, I suppose. If you want to leave it in place then just cut it back. Larry...See Morefatcatz
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