Companion plants for Dusty Miller
Dusty Miller is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants full sun and low water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Little Bluestem
Shares full sun and low water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Sea Thrift
Shares full sun and low water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Creeping Sedum
Shares full sun and low water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 4 in, for the front of the border.
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; stands well above at 8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it.