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Dusty miller

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Shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum. Synonyms: Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum.

Stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves. Synonyms: Cineraria maritima, Senecio cineraria.

A plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust. Synonyms: Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa.

Herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant. Synonyms: Artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, old woman.

An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers. Synonyms: gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria, mullein pink, rose campion.

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"Dusty miller" Quotes from Famous Books

... of good things, he saw corn, which made him think of the mill; so he hastened there, and called to the dusty miller:— ...

— Mother Stories • Maud Lindsay