Is Dusty Miller deer resistant?
Centaurea cineraria
Plant typeAnnualHardinessGrown as an annual, any zoneLightFull sunMature height6–24 inBloomSpring and Fall
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Dusty Miller
Grown for the felted silver leaf rather than the flower. That felt is exactly what deer object to, and it is why this survives in beds where other annuals vanish.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 10 to 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Dusty Miller
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- AgeratumAgeratum houstonianumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- AnisePimpinella anisumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Annual VincaCatharanthus roseusGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- False CamomileMatricaria sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Flowering TobaccoNicotiana sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
Where Dusty Miller grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Dusty Miller
- Is Dusty Miller deer resistant?
- Dusty Miller (Centaurea cineraria) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Dusty Miller grow in?
- Dusty Miller is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Dusty Miller grow in shade?
- No. Dusty Miller wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Dusty Miller get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–24 in. Growth rate is moderate.