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Dusty Miller. By: Steve and Joe. Dusty Miller. Ranges from 6 to 24 inches tall The Dusty Miller is a flowering plant with silvery foliage and small yellowish flowers Dusty miller grows best in a location with sandy soil and full sun - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By: Steve and Joe

Dusty Miller

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Dusty Miller Ranges from 6 to 24

inches tall The Dusty Miller is a

flowering plant with silvery foliage and small yellowish flowers

Dusty miller grows best in a location with sandy soil and full sun

Dusty Millers are perennial and annual in certain places

The leaves of this herbaceous species are covered with fine matted hairs, giving them a felted feel

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Dusty Miller are grown from seeds

Dusty Miller prefers a warm climate and rich soil

Mix in compost prior to planting

Add mulch each year to replenish the soil

Water during dry periods or once or twice a week

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Dusty MillerPests:Weeds

*Herbicides are chemicals that kill or alter the normal growth of weeds. You can put this on the weed to kill it and stop it from coming*You could put some

bugs, for example, beetles will kill some of the weeds*Some safety concerns

are that you could get Herbicides in your eyes and cause temp. blindness*You could wear goggles,

a lab coat, boots, gloves and there are many other safety stuff you could use