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Old 20-07-2015, 11:06 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Malcolm Race[_2_] Malcolm Race[_2_] is offline
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On 20/07/2015 23:00, Pam Moore wrote:
A friend told me she had planted a "Dusty Miller" but she didn't have
a label! Her description was greyish leaves and tall with pink
flowers.
I assume the epithet indicates a farinaceous plant. Any ideas?
I guess that name has been applied to many "floury" plants.

Childhood memoriesare of soneting similar but with a flower more purple
than pink with flowers rather like a primula, includimg the tosette of
leaves at ground level

Malcolm