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Yes, they are early harbingers of spring and yes they are gorgeous. However for the most part they bloom very briefly, then are boring green spikes for the rest of the year.
As a bedding plant I've never used Dusty Miller. I like the idea of the silvery color but for some reason I think the shape is unattractive. I also think the succulent known as Hens and Chicks and the fall-blooming sedum are over-rated. There are plenty of things I can't plant whether I like them or not because of allergies (goldenrod, grasses, lilacs, hyacinths, etc.)
Can I add two "tree hates"? The sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and the oak.... because of those )**%$#@!! sweetgum balls and the acorns, both forever littering the garden. The sweetgum balls are worse though, IMHO.
So, pay the kids or the grandkids a few bucks to go out there and gather them up when they're just freshly fallen off the tree (they will be a nice brown color but the spikes will still be nice and stiff)....then use them in your pots or flower beds for mulch to keep cats out. Or send them to the poster who was complaining about cats peeing in their flowers!
Works every year to keep my kitty out of the planters on my front porch.
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