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Jacobaea maritima
Dusty Miller
The silver in Jacobaea maritima comes from a dense white felt of hairs covering deeply lobed leaves, an adaptation to the dry, bright, salt-laden cliffs of the Mediterranean coast. In planting terms that felt reads as pure silver-grey from a distance and holds its colour all year.
It is used almost entirely as a foliage contrast, edging beds of strong colour or forming silver blocks in its own right. Most schemes replace it before it flowers, since the yellow daisies break the effect.
Specifications
- Height0.3 to 0.6 metres
- Width0.3 to 0.6 metres
- Native toThe Mediterranean coast
- FoliageDeeply lobed leaves covered in a dense white felt, giving a strong silver-grey effect; evergreen
- Growth rateModerate
Conditions
- SoilRequires free-draining soils; tolerates poor, sandy and saline ground
- LightFull sun
- WaterLow; drought-tolerant once established and intolerant of wet feet
- ClimateThrives in Mediterranean, coastal, subtropical and semi-arid regions
Additional Features
- UsesSilver foliage bedding, bed edging, coastal planting, container display and colour contrast blocks
- SpacingPlant 0.25 to 0.3 metres apart for a solid silver block
- Low MaintenancePinch out flower stems to hold the foliage effect; replace when plants become woody
- Pest ResistanceGenerally untroubled where drainage is free
- Drought ToleranceThe felted leaf surface reduces water loss and it performs well on low irrigation
- Salt ToleranceA natural coastal cliff species, tolerant of salt-laden wind
- Seasonal AppealSilver foliage holds its effect year round rather than seasonally
Dusty Miller is the standard silver foliage block for hot, dry, coastal and container planting.
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Prepared 08 September 2026