Dusty miller looks fantastic in all kinds of containers, including hanging baskets and window boxes. If transplanting from containers, make a hole the same size as the container and add the plant so the stem is at the same soil level it was in its pot. It prefers a sunny location. If you choose to grow it in a pot, consider growing it alongside other plants in a hanging basket. Try blue fescue as a wavy, grassy base for your snapdragons to rise above. This is standard practice with most plantings. You will start to see germination in about 10 days. Not much height to the sun-loving flowers in this bed, but theyre certainly not lacking firepower. Be Nice. Dusty Miller - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Plant in an area that gets full sun most of the day but with some shade later in the afternoon in very hot climates. Dusty miller grows just six to twelve inches tall, making it perfect for edging borders or beds, or for planting in container gardens. Dont worry, I did some digging on that, too. Seedlings turn into rounded mounds of foliage that grow to about 1 foot tall the first year. And for more tips on growing edible flowers, be sure to check out some of these selections: Photos by Matt Suwak Ask the Experts, LLC. Its been a treat writing this for our readers! Be Proactive. They accent fine-leafed plants like angelonia and marigold, and contrast bigger-leaf selections like coleus and geraniums. Florida Entomologist, vol 103, no. Dusty miller plants require no pruning to maintain their pleasing bushy shape. Moreover, it requires very little water and can be grown in the shade. Germination generally occurs within 10 to 15 days. Several studies on benomyl and the closely related thiophanate methyl compounds have shown that if they are used on Alternaria leaf and flower spots the disease . If planted in pots you'll need to water more often, so tuck them into your flower beds for minimal watering. The leaves can be easily dried and used in dried arrangements as well. Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. Try mixing several varieties of snapdragons together in a mass planting using some of each height and planting several different colors for an artist's palette of colors.