dusty miller
Jacobaea maritima
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream to yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima) is a perennial for borders, containers, rock gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to average soil of most types. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its silver-white foliage forms a clumping mound and grows at a rapid rate. Butterflies visit the cream to yellow blooms, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Russian sage, Blue fescue, and Garden verbena.
Native range
Northern Africa, western Asia, and Europe.