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By Windy64

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Gb

I.D please..... bought in a 3 for a pound give away with no tag/label,i thought the foliage looked nice ,the other two were teasels, so any help would be appreciated lots .... Hope everybody's well ....many thanks again. ;-)



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Senecio comes to mind - off to google (where did "dusty miller" come from?)

27 Oct, 2011

 

Euryops pectinatus, maybe.

27 Oct, 2011

 

Back again -

I'm not convinced that this is right as the leaves in your photo are less "felty" than senecio, but I think this plant is Jacobaea maritima, (also known as Senecio cineraria - or dusty miller.

It's from a Mediterranean climate, so theoretically not hardy (though I planted some in a previous garden where it romped over everything and was a bit of a nuisance til we had a cold winter that killed it off eventually).

27 Oct, 2011

 

Go with Vincent's ID - I think he's right - the habit of the plant is more like Euryops. :-)

27 Oct, 2011

 

my cineraria 'silver dust' amazed me by surviving last years prolonged -12... in a pot!

27 Oct, 2011

 

I would say Cineraria, this looks like the ones I have, the older leaves do tend to be dark green, once growing in the sun it will develop the silver grey ones.

27 Oct, 2011

 

It's lovely and how good to get such a bargain!

27 Oct, 2011

 

That's what I came back to say - a great bargain, whatever it is!
(But probably not hardy)

27 Oct, 2011

 

Thanks for the backup, Beattie, it really is not like Cineraria at all. Once the yellow flowers come out ........ , if it survives, not hardy even on the coast here last year.

27 Oct, 2011

 

I think its Euryops pectinatus - and you're right Vincent, its tender. Needs to be in a greenhouse, conservatory or the house over winter.

27 Oct, 2011

 

Crikey Vincent, my Cineraria was just like this when I bought it. I do bow to your higher wisdom though....:o)

28 Oct, 2011

 

This is a tough one - my first thought was Cineraria too, one that's been chopped down and has bushed out, so could be either really.

28 Oct, 2011

 

Well a big BIG thankyou to everyone & the greenhouse it is then, i did wonder wether it had a slight mildew but nethertheless you've put my mind at ease yet again... Lets hope for glorious blooms next year..Biggest thanks again. ...paul ;-)))))

28 Oct, 2011

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