dusty miller Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   silver lace; Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum; silver-lace; Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum.
   
2. noun stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
   Senecio cineraria; Cineraria maritima.
   
3. noun a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
   Centaurea gymnocarpa; Centaurea cineraria.
   
4. noun herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
   old woman; beach wormwood; Artemisia stelleriana.
   
5. noun an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
   mullein pink; Lychnis coronaria; rose campion; gardener's delight.
   

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