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Candicans Dusty Miller Seed — silver candicans foliage held
Candicans Dusty Miller Seed — candicans velvety foliage detail
Candicans Dusty Miller Seed — candicans safe held foliage
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Candicans Dusty Miller Seed — silver candicans foliage held
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Candicans Dusty Miller Seed

Item #HSC-DUS-001-PKT

A tall dusty miller for cut foliage.

Candicans is tall, vigorous and productive, a good pick for cut foliage. Plants vary a bit more in shape, and the velvety 3–7" leaves are less deeply lobed than those of finer-cut types.

Silvery dusty miller foliage is a favorite filler for elegant bouquets. Plants flower yellow in their second year, mainly in the South; most growers pinch the flowers off to keep the leaves coming. A tender perennial in Zones 8–10.

Ready about 56 days from sowing for containers and 88 days for cut foliage, on plants 16–24" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 50 seeds
  • Average 14,100 seeds per oz.
  • Plant height: 16–24"

In stock — Packet

$5.20

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Light to germinate

Do not bury the seed.

Start 8–10 weeks ahead

Water from below.

Keep leaves dry

Water early in the day.

Cut any length

Fresh or dried.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–10 days at 22–24°C (72–75°F).

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow 8–10 weeks ahead of your last frost without covering the seed, since it needs light; a thin dusting of vermiculite helps hold moisture. Water from below or mist so the seed is not buried. Move seedlings to cell packs or pots at the first true leaves. Keep the leaves dry where possible and do not water late in the day, to limit Alternaria leaf spot.

Direct sowing

Not recommended.

Plant spacing

9–12".

Soil

Average, free-draining soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut stems at the length you need, fresh or for drying; hang bunches to dry.

Uses

Bedding, mixed containers and as a silver filler for bouquets.

Hardiness

A tender perennial in Zones 8–10, usually grown as an annual.

Packet

50 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 14,100 on average.

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