dusty miller; silver ragwort
A common ornamental plant with silvery-white, finely divided leaves. Often used in flower beds and borders.
When I planted dusty miller in the garden, the silver leaves looked really beautiful.
Dusty miller is drought-tolerant, so it grows even without much watering.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the plant is almost always written in kana.
The Japanese name シロタエギク (白妙菊) literally means 'white-cloth chrysanthemum', referring to the silvery-white, felt-like texture of the leaves. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a descriptive name for the introduced ornamental plant Jacobaea maritima.