dusty miller

n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers

and leaves and hairy stems covered with dust-like down;

sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {silver-lace},

{silverlace}, {Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum

ptarmiciflorum}]

2: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region

having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes

placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {Senecio cineraria}, {Cineraria

maritima}]

3: a plant having leaves and stems covered with dust-like down

[syn: {Centaurea cineraria}, {Centaurea gymnocarpa}]

4: herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North

America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {beach wormwood},

{old woman}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]

5: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely

cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and

showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},

{gardener's delight}, {Lychnis coronaria}]