Botanical Name: Senecio serpens
Common Names: 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, Costal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Thrips
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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