Cineraria

Description: Decorative bedding plants with silver foliage. Also referred to as 'Dusty Miller'. They are an excellent mixer for ... more

Cineraria ... border edges and containers alike.

Newest Review: ... year you could try taking a cutting that might work. . Senecio cineraria /Cineraria maritima grows to be about 12 inches tall, spreads to about 15 inches. Seeds can be sown from January through to April in a greenhouse in a tray of potting compost. Plant them outside In May after the frosts and you should be rewarded by a beautiful silvery border with flower in the summer till the autumn ... more

... frosts. Packets of these seeds containing about 200 seeds can be bought from http://fothergills.co.uk/en/cineraria-si lver-dust-141.aspx costs £1.70. Most other seeds merchants do these seeds as well. You will find you can buy these seeds in most gar...more

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Cineraria: Lacy Silver grey borders (389 words)
by - written on 09/03/08 (Very useful, 942 readings)
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Cineraria. This plant Senecio cineraria/ Cineraria maritima sometimes called silver dust, is a plant my father would sometimes grow along the edge of the front garden flower bed. This plant would be grown mostly for its pretty silver grey foliage. The foliage is delicate foliage the leaves divided lacy; the leaf itself is sort of fuzzy fleece like. These plants as well as producing a pretty leaf does flower they have a small yellow flower. Dad used to grow these plants alternatively between flowering bedding plants the flower bed looked beautiful with them like this. This plant although a perennial is usually grown as an annual ... Read the complete review

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