Senecio kleiniiformis
Spear Head Senecio
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! The Spear Head is a succulent plant that sports greyish blue foliage. From mid-summer, this plant produces small yellow flowers.
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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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Light and free draining
Common name
Spear Head Senecio
Latin name
Senecio kleiniiformis
type
Succulent
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Senecio kleiniiformis
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! The Spear Head is a succulent plant that sports greyish blue foliage. From mid-summer, this plant produces small yellow flowers.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Very easy to grow, Spear Head can be planted in the ground – in a sandy soil or in clay – in containers, on rooftops and even on walls! Very drought tolerant,