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Cineraria Silver Dust is a compact dusty miller grown for finely divided silver-white foliage in sunny beds, borders and containers.
Ready to grow Cineraria Silver Dust for finely cut silver foliage? Follow our step-by-step Cineraria Silver Dust Grow Guide for sowing, germination, spacing and care advice.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: Silver-foliage perennial, commonly grown as a bedding annual
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Scientific Name: Jacobaea maritima, formerly sold as Senecio cineraria
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Seed Form: Raw seed
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General Sowing Time: Late summer to autumn; use protected late-winter sowing in frost-prone districts
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Position: Full sun
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Sow Depth: Current 50-seed packet: 6 mm
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Spacing: Current packet: 10 cm; use wider spacing when larger specimens or more airflow are needed
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Germination: Current packet: 14–21 days
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Height and Spread: About 25 cm × 25 cm
Important Source Note
The exact current packet’s 6 mm depth, 10 cm spacing and 14–21 day germination period differ from public international Silverdust breeder culture. This listing retains the current packet figures pending exact seed-source confirmation; the Grow Guide records the conflict instead of silently combining instructions.
Why Grow This Variety
- Finely cut silver-white foliage gives beds and containers crisp contrast.
- The compact form works in edging, mixed displays and rock gardens.
- It provides a lacier leaf texture than broad-leaved New Look.
Growing Notes
- Use a fine, free-draining tray mix and keep the seed zone evenly moist.
- Give bright light and airflow immediately after emergence, then harden gradually into full sun.
- Keep leaves dry and avoid watering late in the day to reduce foliage disease.
- No pinching is normally required. Remove flower stems when silver foliage is the priority.
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