A flowering houseplant with velvety leaves and colorful daisy-like flowers, often grown as an indoor ornamental.
From Latin 'cinereus' (ash-colored), referring to the plant's ash-gray foliage. The genus name became standardized in botanical Latin nomenclature during the 18th century.
Cineraria is a magician's plant—the same fuzzy coating on its leaves that makes it ash-gray also makes it nearly impossible for bugs to crawl on, so it naturally resists pests without any chemicals.
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