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Photo by Edward Pond
Floral design by Pam Kosoy, Midge

An enchanting winter bouquet

The velvety silver foliage of dusty miller makes a simply enchanting, textural winter bouquet

Best known as a garden annual, bundled cuttings of luscious dusty miller (*Senecio cineraria*) are a wintry welcome when crowning a gleaming oversized trumpet vase.

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To prolong the life of the foliage, cut and soak stems for at least three to four hours, being careful not to get water on the leaves. Order this fuzzy beauty through a florist. You can try bundles of sage or lambs’ ears, too.

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