Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort Jacobaea maritima - Cineraria maritima

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Botanical Name:

Jacobaea maritima

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Jacobaea

Species:

maritima

Common Name:

Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort

Seeds Per Pound:
990,500
Quantity:
1.81 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
6-24"
Collection Locale:
France
Crop Year:
2023
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 1.81 lb
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1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$3.95
1 oz (~ 61906 seeds)
$19.95
1 lb (~ 990500 seeds)
$199.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow indoors 2 months before the date of the last frost. surface sow and keep moist, requires light for germination.
Other: Germination should occur in 10-21 days.
Short description:
Physical Characteristics : An evergreen Shrub growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a medium rate. It is hardy to zone 8. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Jun to August, and the seeds ripen from Jul to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It cannot grow in the shade.It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
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Description Jacobaea maritima is a very white - woolly , [ 6 ] frost tender, heat and drought tolerant, evergreen , [ 7 ] perennial , dicot , subshrub [ 2 ] that can grow to be 2 feet (0.6 m) or less tall [ 6 ] and 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) wide. [ 7 ] Leaves and stems : Stiff stems [ 7 ] branching from the base, and covered in long, white, matted hairs. The leaves are lance-shaped, 2 to 6 inches (5 to 15 cm) long, serrated, pinnately cut, [ 7 ] stiff, with oblong and obtuse segments, [ 6 ] numerous and like the stems, also covered with long, white, matted hairs. [ 7 ] Flowers : Yellow or white in daisy-like, [ 8 ] 1.5 inches (4 cm) wide, [ 7 ] rayless, [ 6 ] compact flower heads resembling a single flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common whorl of sepals or ring of bracts at the base of the flower stalk. [ 6 ] S. cineraria does not produce flowers the first year. [ 8 ] Seeds : Fruit are cylindrical achenes . [ 7 ]
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Usda description:
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