Senecio serpens
Blue chalksticks, Kleinia repens, Senecio ficoides
Senecio Senecio
S. serpens - S. serpens is a tender, prostrate, spreading, succulent, evergreen perennial with fleshy, cylindrical, waxy, blue-grey to blue-green leaves and pale yellow flower heads in summer.
Senecio serpens is: Evergreen
Spreading
Toxic to farm animals. Speculated to be toxic to humans.
Pale-yellow in Summer
Blue-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Red spider mite (box and other) , Whitefly Aphids , Red spider mite (box and other) , Whitefly
Rust Rust
Division, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Senecio serpens (Blue chalksticks) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1m after 1-2 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Conservatory, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Gravel, Greenhouse, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Rock
In frost-free areas, grow in poor, gritty, sharply-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Under glass, grow in 2 parts loam-based compost & 1 part each leaf mould & grit in ventilated, full light. In growth, water moderately & feed at half-strengt
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Senecio serpens
Blue chalksticks, Kleinia repens, Senecio ficoides
Senecio Senecio
S. serpens - S. serpens is a tender, prostrate, spreading, succulent, evergreen perennial with fleshy, cylindrical, waxy, blue-grey to blue-green leaves and pale yellow flower heads in summer.
Evergreen
Spreading
Toxic to farm animals. Speculated to be toxic to humans.
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Pale-yellow in Summer
Blue-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Red spider mite (box and other) , Whitefly
Division, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Senecio serpens (Blue chalksticks) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1m after 1-2 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Conservatory, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Gravel, Greenhouse, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Rock
In frost-free areas, grow in poor, gritty, sharply-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Under glass, grow in 2 parts loam-based compost & 1 part each leaf mould & grit in ventilated, full light. In growth, water moderately & feed at half-strengt
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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