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Senecio saginatus in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Senecio mweroensis subs. saginatus

 

Senecio saginatus

It is widespread in dry, sandy or rocky areas, on escarpment and cliffs edges. 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!

 
plant Features
  • Senecio saginatus likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Senecio saginatus likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Senecio saginatus is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Senecio saginatus likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Senecio saginatus

Latin name

Senecio mweroensis subs. saginatus

type

Succulent

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Senecio saginatus likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Senecio saginatus is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Senecio saginatus likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Senecio saginatus likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Senecio saginatus is 0.10meters x 0.15meters 0.10 M 0.15 M

Senecio mweroensis subs. saginatus

It is widespread in dry, sandy or rocky areas, on escarpment and cliffs edges. 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!


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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