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String Of Tears in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Senecio 'Radicans'

 

String Of Tears

Senecio radicans 'String of Tears' has tear shaped, greenish-blue foliage and trailing stems. This exotic-looking perennial makes for an attractive container or hanging-basket arrangement both indoors and out.

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plant Features
  • String Of Tears likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • String Of Tears likes very little water

    Very little water

  • String Of Tears is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • String Of Tears likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

String Of Tears

Latin name

Senecio 'Radicans'

type

Succulent

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    String Of Tears likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    String Of Tears is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    String Of Tears likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    String Of Tears likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown String Of Tears is 0.45meters x 0.20meters 0.45 M 0.20 M

Senecio 'Radicans'

Senecio radicans 'String of Tears' has tear shaped, greenish-blue foliage and trailing stems. This exotic-looking perennial makes for an attractive container or hanging-basket arrangement both indoors and out.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

These plants do well in a variety of light conditions, but prefer medium to full sun indoors and part-shade outside. They do not do well in frost, so if you're growing them in containers outdoors, bring them inside when frost threatens. Indoors, these plants do best in an average house temperature during the growing season, but during the dormant period prefer 50 to 55 degrees F, although they can tolerate down to 45 degrees F. Outside, ideally, plant Senecio radicans in an area with light shade provided by shrubs or rock overhangs in a well-drained soil with compost added if the soil is poor.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

These plants do well in a variety of light conditions, but prefer medium to full sun indoors and part-shade outside. They do not do well in frost, so if you're growing them in containers outdoors, bring them inside when frost threatens. Indoors, these plants do best in an average house temperature during the growing season, but during the dormant period prefer 50 to 55 degrees F, although they can tolerate down to 45 degrees F. Outside, ideally, plant Senecio radicans in an area with light shade provided by shrubs or rock overhangs in a well-drained soil with compost added if the soil is poor.

 
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