New Look Dusty Miller

New Look is a compact selection of dusty miller grown for broad, pale silver foliage with a soft, felted surface. It usually forms a mound around 8–10 inches tall and makes a cool contrast beside flowering annuals. ## Garden Use Use it along borders, in mixed containers, or as a foliage accent among stronger flower colors. The plant can persist as a perennial in mild climates and is often grown as a cool-season annual where winters are colder. Nurseries commonly use the name Senecio cineraria, while botanical references also place the species as Jacobaea maritima. ## Growing Conditions Choose full sun and well-drained soil. Ball Seed lists New Look as drought tolerant and describes its white-gray leaves; water new plants while they establish, then avoid keeping the root zone wet. Wisconsin Extension notes that poor drainage can lead to rot. ## Maintenance Remove damaged leaves and trim flower stems if you prefer to keep attention on the foliage. [Ball Seed](https://info.ballseed.com/WEBTRACKPLANTINFO.ASPX?PHID=024000890003680&env=P), [Wisconsin Horticulture](https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/dusty-miller-senecio-cineraria/), and [Brookgreen’s plant record](https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/jacobaea-maritima-new-look) provide cultivar and regional growing information.