Senecio bicolor
Also known as Silver Ragwort, Dusty Miller is a beautiful decorative plant that is well-known due to its wool-like/felt-like texture and unique appearance. Start growing Dusty Miller today and you won't be able to keep your hands off its woolly comforting texture!
Sprouts in: 1 - 2 weeks
Lasts up to: 22 weeks
- Dusty Miller grows best at 18 - 26 °C / 64 - 79 °F, higher temperatures may inhibit germination and growth.
- No need to thin out any seedlings - two to three seedlings per one pod is perfect.
- It is best grown with one lamp arm from the day it is clicked in. It will stop growing at a certain height. If needed, you may trim it back by making the cut just above the previous pair of true leaves, new shoots will appear soon.
- Dusty Miller requires very little care. At some point, the lower leaves may wither but this is just nature taking its course. Removing some debris is the only care it needs.
