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Caryophyllaceae
Dusty-miller
Cerastium tomentosum
Also known as Cineraria, Silver ragwort, Dusty miller, Alsine tomentosa
Native Plants · Groundcover · Silver Foliage · Rock Garden · Low Maintenance · Perennial · Border Plant · Drought Tolerant · White Flowers · Alpine
Dusty-miller (Cerastium tomentosum) thrives in well-drained soil with minimal watering, making it ideal for rock gardens and borders. It prefers partial shade to full sun and tolerates poor soils well. Trim back after flowering to keep it tidy and prevent it from spreading too aggressively.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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