Botanical Name: Common Names:
Senecio serpens Blue Chalk Sticks, Blue Chalksticks, Succulent,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Succulents & Cacti Mat Forming, Prostrate
Description:
Dense, mat-forming succulent groundcover with silvery-blue, cylindrical foliage. Spectacular when planted en-masse and useful as a weed suppressant. Great in pots, in contemporary landscapes and pool settings.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Thrips
Cultural Notes: Easily propagated from cuttings. Remove spent flower heads and cut foliage to shape. Water well occasionally in dry periods. Stems will root where they touch the ground but is not invasive.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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