Sea ragwort "Silverdust" (Dusty miller)
Grey ragwort "Silverdust" (Dusty miller, Silver dust).
Spectacularly frames flower beds, the silver of the leaves beautifully sets off plants with red, pink or purple flowers. A plant 25-40 cm high with deeply dissected silver-white leaves. Small yellow inflorescences are not very decorative and are removed as they appear. Looks great next to sage, begonias, pelargoniums.
Agricultural technology.
The plant prefers well-drained soil and a sunny location. Propagated by sowing seeds in February - March in seedlings. Seeds are lightly sprinkled with fine-grained sand. The landing container is covered with glass and placed in a lighted place. At a soil temperature of +18°C shoots appear on the 7-14th day. Seedlings dive in the phase of 2 true leaves. Seedlings are planted in mid-May, maintaining a distance between plants of 25-30 cm. Further care is regular watering and fertilizing. To get the best decorative effect, do not forget to remove the inflorescences in time.
1,0 g =1750-1900 seeds.
Spectacularly frames flower beds, the silver of the leaves beautifully sets off plants with red, pink or purple flowers. A plant 25-40 cm high with deeply dissected silver-white leaves. Small yellow inflorescences are not very decorative and are removed as they appear. Looks great next to sage, begonias, pelargoniums.
Agricultural technology.
The plant prefers well-drained soil and a sunny location. Propagated by sowing seeds in February - March in seedlings. Seeds are lightly sprinkled with fine-grained sand. The landing container is covered with glass and placed in a lighted place. At a soil temperature of +18°C shoots appear on the 7-14th day. Seedlings dive in the phase of 2 true leaves. Seedlings are planted in mid-May, maintaining a distance between plants of 25-30 cm. Further care is regular watering and fertilizing. To get the best decorative effect, do not forget to remove the inflorescences in time.
1,0 g =1750-1900 seeds.
Dusty miller, Sea ragwort, silver ragwort, annual dusty miller, silver dust. Bot. syn.: Senecio bicolor.