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Same family as Dusty Miller, but an evergreen shrub with oval felted leaves that are gray-green on top and white on the underside.
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CloseGardeners are sometimes confused when encountering a Daisy Bush, aka Senecio Grey, because its leaves are reminiscent of its distant cousin, Dusty Miller, but that's where the similarities end. Both plants have soft felted leaves, but the tops of Senecio Grey are a gray-green, not white, and the bottoms are white. Senecio Grey is also a year-round performer, growing slowly into a two- to four-foot tall woody, open shrub with rather stiff branches, and has daisy-like yellow flowers in the summer. Dusty Miller has similar flowers, but is grown more for its foliage in the fall and winter, and is often replaced by other plants in the summer. Senecio Grey is drought tolerant once established, and its year-round foliage provides a fabulous backdrop for other plants.
Common Name | Senecio Grey, Daisy Bush |
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Mature Size | 2 - 4 feet tall, 3 - 5 feet wide |
Growth Rate | Slow to moderate |
Cold Hardiness | 10 ° F |
Characteristics | Evergreen, deer-resistant, drought tolerant once established |
Light | Sun to partial sun |
Structure | Small shrub |
Bloom Color | Yellow |
Bloom Time | Summer |
Uses | Woodland gardens, rock gardens, container planters, borders, mass plantings |
Photos | Real images, not stock photos |