Dusty Miller

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I like the silvery white leaves of Dusty Miller. However, I hardly ever see Dusty Miller used in gardens or containers. Has Dusty Miller gone out of style?
 
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I think Dusty Miller is a very intriguing plant. It’s just not that colorful. Why plant something that is so bland when you can plant Pansies with unlimited cheerful colors? Dusty Miller does make a great border plant but a little goes a long ways.
 

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I think Dusty Miller is a very intriguing plant. It’s just not that colorful. Why plant something that is so bland when you can plant Pansies with unlimited cheerful colors? Dusty Miller does make a great border plant but a little goes a long ways.
Over here in the UK it's used as a border plant to separate hot colours from each other used as an annual but it's a perennial and might come up the next year.
 
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Over here in the UK it's used as a border plant to separate hot colours from each other used as an annual but it's a perennial and might come up the next year.
I work for a customer who has Dusty Miller planted in the tree lawn. The Dusty Miller grew back the following year.
 
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I was at a garden center which featured containers of dark purple violas with dusty miller.
The silver of the dusty miller added a distinct touch to the dark purple violas.
 

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