Senecio cylindricus(A.Berger ) Jacobsen
Narrow - foliage Chalk Sticks , Blue Chalk finger
Senecio vitalis , Senecio talinoidessubsp.cylindricus
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Family : AsteraceaeSubfamily : AsteroideaeTribe : SenecioneaeSubtribe : SenecioninaeGenus : Senecio
Senecio cylindricusis a succulent shrub with lissom , glaucous gray foliage that circle the trailing stems and spring handsome tufts at the stem tips . It grows up to 24 inch ( 60 cm ) tall and spreads up to 5 feet ( 1.5 thou ) wide . Fleshy leaves are finger - like , slightly upcurved , and up to 5 inch ( 12.5 cm ) long . vertical at first , the stems become procumbent and often root at the nodes as they allude the ground .
The bloom are small , creamy - white , held in corymbs , and rise above the foliage in late saltation to early summer .
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USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° 100 ) .
EstablishedSenecios are highly drouth liberal . They need some water during the summer but do not leave the soil loaded for prolonged geological period . Allow the territory to dry out out betweenwateringsin wintertime when they are somewhat sleeping . Since they are maturate in sandysoil , food need to be replenished . Fertilizeannually , but lightly . Too much fertiliser will cause a lot of leggy growth .
Taller variety show can get floppy . you’re able to cut back them back to where the root is unbendable in other outflow . you may even settle the cuttings .
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Plants can be separate or repot in former spring . If you aregrowing them in container , they enjoy spending the summeroutdoors . Wait until there is no danger of frost and move them back indoors in the declination .
Seneciocan be grow from eitherseedor cuttings . Seeds prefer warm temperature and incessant wet to shoot . Cuttings are easier and faster . Cut during the growing season , from early bound to shine , and rootle in sandy soil in container .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Senecio .
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Senecio cylindricusis aboriginal toSouth Africa .
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