Senecio Articulatus Variegatus
Candle Plant Variegated Form
Senecio articulatus, commonly called the Candle Plant or Hot Dog Cactus, is a member of the Asteraceae family and a native of South Africa. It is an evergreen perennial that reaches 40 to 60 cm (16–24 inches) in height. Unusual form with blue-green stem sections. It has attractive foliage which may be yellow-green in the sun to blue-green in the shade. The Senecio genus includes annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, and climbers that are suitable for the garden or conservatory. Most species have fleshy, glabrous, pale gray green leaves, daisy-like flowers, often yellow. They are widely spread and some varieties are invasive, toxic and considered weeds. This is the variegated form.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Candle Plant Variegated Form
Latin name
Senecio Articulatus Variegatus
type
Succulent
family
Asteraceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.15 M
Senecio Articulatus Variegatus
Senecio articulatus, commonly called the Candle Plant or Hot Dog Cactus, is a member of the Asteraceae family and a native of South Africa. It is an evergreen perennial that reaches 40 to 60 cm (16–24 inches) in height. Unusual form with blue-green stem sections. It has attractive foliage which may be yellow-green in the sun to blue-green in the shade. The Senecio genus includes annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, and climbers that are suitable for the garden or conservatory. Most species have fleshy, glabrous, pale gray green leaves, daisy-like flowers, often yellow. They are widely spread and some varieties are invasive, toxic and considered weeds. This is the variegated form.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
In many areas, Senecio articulatus is grown indoors as a pot plant, but it can also grow outdoors in areas where winters are not severe; ideally, the temperature should not drop below 7°C (45°F).Plant in full sun to light shade and give little to no irrigation but with occasional summer irrigation will hold the leaves on the stems which otherwise fall off. Makes an interesting and wild plant in the garden or in a large pot. Preferably, the soil for container-grown plants should be a mixture of two parts sand, one part loam, one part pea gravel, and one part peat moss. Plants should perform well in soils of pH 6.0 to 7.5.
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