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Spear Head Senecio in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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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plant Features
  • Spear Head Senecio likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Spear Head Senecio likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Spear Head Senecio is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Spear Head Senecio likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Spear Head Senecio

Latin name

Senecio kleiniiformis

type

Succulent

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Spear Head Senecio likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Spear Head Senecio is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Spear Head Senecio likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Spear Head Senecio likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Spear Head Senecio is 0.35meters x 0.45meters 0.35 M 0.45 M

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,

 
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