Dusty Miller plant is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant that native to Africa and introduced to Sri Lanka as a ornamental foliage. In Sri Lanka, It is a indoor plant can be grow in a Green house only. Closely related to the Artemisia stelleriana plant that called Beach Wormwood plant.
| Common Classification | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Names | Dusty Miller plant, Silver Brocade, Silver Ragwort | ||
| Scientific Name | Jacobaea maritima | ||
| Sinhalese Name | Silver plant | ||
| Scientific Classification | |||
| Family | Asteraceae | ||
| Genus | Jacobaea maritima | ||
| Species | Jacobaea maritima | ||
| Synonym | Senecio cineraria, Othonna maritima | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Category | Ornamental | ||
| Growth Habit | Small-Shrub | Status - Native | Introduced |
| Duration | Perennial | Status (Controlling) | Cultivate |
| Propriety | |||
| Culinary / Edible | No | Other use | n/a |
| Use as Herb | No | Poisoned / Toxin | No |
| Identification | |||
| Flowers | Leaves | ||
| Fruits | |||
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