FoliageDusty Miller
Jacobaea maritima
Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima) 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.
- 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Dusty Miller is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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