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Centaurea cineraria, the velvet centaurea, also known as dusty miller and silver dust (though these latter two names may also apply to Jacobaea maritima and Silene coronaria), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to southern Italy.
Jacobaea maritima, commonly known as silver ragwort, is a perennial plant species in the genus Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It was formerly placed in the genus Senecio , and is still widely referred to as Senecio cineraria ; see the list of synonyms (right) for other names.
Artemisia stelleriana is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family.It is native to China (Heixiazi Island in Heilongjiang Province), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Yakutia, Kamchatka Peninsula), and the Aleutian Islands in the United States.
Kalanchoe pumila, the flower dust plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, [2] native to Madagascar. The Latin specific epithet pumila means dwarf or low-growing.
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant and wandering Jew. [1] The latter name is controversial, [2] and some now use the alternative wandering dude. [3] The plant is popular in cultivation due to its fast growth and attractive foliage.
Elaeagnus pungens is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, known by the common names thorny olive, [1] spiny oleaster [2] and silverthorn; also by the family name "oleaster". It is native to Asia, including China and Japan.
The dust that sits in your home can turn into tumbleweed-like dust bunnies and wreak havoc on allergies and indoor air quality. Ahead, we spoke to cleaning experts about the most common dusting ...
The silver reflection seen on the leaves is caused by the dense, felty leaf hairs that help to lower the UV absorption of the plant. [7] The leaves are long and narrow, so when older leaves fail to fall off, they form a skirt around the stem of the silverword; the skirt then acts as protection from freezing.