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'''''Senecio cineraria''''' also known as '''Dusty miller''' is a [[species]] of ''[[Senecio]]'' from the family [[Asteraceae]], a native [[perennial]] of the [[Mediterranean]] and widely cultivated as an [[Annual (plant)|annual]] for its [[Silver (color)|silver]], [[felt]]-like leaves. ''Senecio cineraria'' shares the [[common name]] '''Dusty miller''' with other plants that also have silvery leaves; the two most often to share the name are ''[[Centaurea cineraria]]'' and ''[[Lychnis coronaria]]''. ''Jacobaea maritima'' is a very [[white]]-[[wool]]ly,<ref name='Bailey'/> [[frost]] tender, heat and [[drought]] tolerant, [[evergreen]],<ref name='msu'>http://msuplants.com/pd.asp?pid=1751</ref> [[perennial]], [[dicot]], [[subshrub]]<ref name='NRCS'/> that can grow to be {{convert|2|ft|m|1}} or less tall<ref name='Bailey'>http://books.google.com/books?id=PpQDAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1658&lpg=PA1658</ref> and 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) wide.<ref name='msu'/> '''Leaves and stems''': Stiff stems<ref name='msu'/> branching from the base, and covered in long, white, matted hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped, 2 to 6 inches (5 to 15 cm) long, serrated, pinnately cut,<ref name='msu'/> stiff, with oblong and obtuse segments,<ref name='Bailey'/> numerous and like the stems, also covered with long, white, matted hairs.<ref name='msu'/> '''Flowers''': Yellow or white in daisy-like,<ref name='mogarden'>http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?Code=A608</ref> {{convert|1.5|in|cm|0}} wide,<ref name='msu'/> rayless,<ref name='Bailey'/> compact [[flower head]]s resembling a single flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common whorl of [[sepal]]s or ring of [[bract]]s at the base of the flower stalk.<ref name='Bailey'/> ''S. cineraria'' does not produce flowers the first year.<ref name='mogarden'/> '''Seeds''': Fruit are cylindrical [[achenes]].<ref name='msu'/> ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> File:Senecio cineraria 01.jpg| photo 1 File:Fly at flower.jpg| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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