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Senecio serpens (Blue chalk sticks)

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Plant description

senecio serpens blue chalk sticks.

senecio serpens chalk sticks

Senecio serpens, Blue Chalk Sticks, is a perennial, groundcovering succulent plant with fleshy silver blue leaves and cream flowers in summer. It grows to around 0.3 metres high and up to a metre wide. It is a good landscaping succulent that forms a dense mat of silvery foliage once established. It can also be grown in containers. Suitable for poolside plantings.

Senecio serpens needs a free draining soil in a sunny spot. It will also do well in part shade. It will tolerate light frosts. It is suitable for coastal planting as it withstands salt exposure. Water less in winter. It is drought and heat tolerant.

Propagate from leaf and stem cuttings.

Additional plant information

Flowers

Flower colour: cream
Flowering season: summer

Plant size

Maximum height: 0.3 metres
Minimum height: 0.2 metres

Maximum width: 1 metres
Minimum width: 0.6 metres

Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance

This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.

Fauna attracting?

Not specified.

Climate

This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical, tropical.

Soil types & conditions

Loam: dry, moist, well-drained.

Clay: well-drained.

Sand: moist, well-drained.

Soil pH: 6.5-7.5

Diseases

Fungal rot if overwatered

Pests

Mealy bug

Miscellaneous information

Planting season: Any.

Types of fertiliser: not specified.

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