dusty miller
noun
: any of several plants having ashy-gray or white tomentose leaves
especially
: an herbaceous artemisia (Artemisia stelleriana) with grayish foliage found especially along the eastern coast of the U.S.
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Gerdes loves to work silver foliage plants like dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima) into containers, their light, shimmery leaves brightening up the garden.
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Depending on your climate, dusty miller may be planted as a summer or winter annual.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Take a look at dusty miller with its freeze-resistant foliage to blend with viola family members.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Depending on your climate, dusty miller may be planted as a summer or winter annual.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Take a look at dusty miller with its freeze-resistant foliage to blend with viola family members.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Dusty miller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty%20miller. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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