Senecio ficoides

Big Blue Chalk Sticks

The leaves of this Senecio are 8 to 12 cm long and curiously flattened. The branches grow until they fall over and then root along the ground. A very useful succulent for creating contrast in colour and form. Ideal for warmer coastal gardens.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Big Blue Chalk Sticks

Latin name

Senecio ficoides

type

Succulent

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Big Blue Chalk Sticks is 0.40meters x 0.20meters

0.40 M 0.20 M

Senecio ficoides

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

In many areas, Senecio 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 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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