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Dusty Miller
Jacobaea maritima
Dusty Miller is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 0.5-1.5 ft × 0.5-1 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow blooms in fall, spring and summer. It stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.5-1.5 ft × 0.5-1 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Native to
- Northern Africa, western Asia, Europe
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