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    Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae

    Scientific Name: Curio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae

    Also Known As

    • Kleinia mandraliscae
    • Senecio mandraliscae
    • Senecio mandraliscae 'Blue'
    • Senecio talenoides var. mandraliscae
    • Blue Chalksticks
    • Blue Finger
    • Blue Finger

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent, groundcover

    size

    • H: 1'-2'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 10a-12

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    Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae plant details

    Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue, green and white foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees and beneficial insects making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - bright shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae

    Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue, green and white
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 2 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: container plant, houseplant, mounding, rock garden, trailing, tropical-looking, upright habit, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae

    USDA Zones: 10a - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: heat
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Senecio mandraliscae is a spreading succulent with long blue gray pencil-like fleshy leaves and small white flowers. Forms a dense mat with leaves angled upward from the ground. Great for contrast in succulent combinations and for trailing over the edge of a pot.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Tender. Upright blue-gray fingers. Fleshy foliage.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Blue-grey chalky fingers on vigorous spreading stems. Made famous as part of the floor of the “blue room” at Lotusland. Good to about 25 F, below that you can snap off a few stems to grow on a sunny windowsill for next year. Great in containers. Sun to part sun. Frost hardy to 25F, USDA zone 9b.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Light Shade. Indoor/Outdoor. small rayless dull White Flowers.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    Low-growing succulent with upward reaching stems to 18" high and several feet across. Distinctive blue leaves are cylindrical, 3-4" long and slightly curved. Commonly used as a groundcover in the Santa Barbara area. Also useful as a border plant where blue-gray effect is desired. Conspicuous smoky-white flowers appear in summer. Full sun or light shade and drought tolerant but better with occasional water. Hardy to 20F. South Africa.

    By: Native Sons

    Stout stems bear numerous branches up to 5" long. These blue fleshy thick cylindrical thick leaves are grooved on the upper surface. Growing to 1' tall, they produce white daisy like blooms in spring and summer. Keep on the dry side in a sun to part shade area.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    This Senecio has a rather tough name to wrap your tongue around. It presents itself as larger form of Senecios serpens with a similar sprawling habit but with longer 3-4" blue gray pencil like leaves. Plants can grow to about 12-15" tall and spread. A good choice for adding a vertical to mixed succulent planters. shipping 4" pots.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Blue Chalk Finger. Ok it is tender as all get out but what a smashing container plant! And easy to overwinter indoors as a houseplant. Thanks to Brian for sharing this eyecatcher with us. Big pot with these in it and tall leggy purple black Aeoniums coming up through and above..............

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    This is such a useful succulent. The linear foliage gives the garden a shot of blue all year long. The texture & color combine well with many plants. Try it with Asclepias currassavica ‘Silky Gold’ for a blue & yellow garden or combine with lime green Crassula lycopodiodes for a cool-color scheme. Grows to about 1’ high & about 3’ wide. Clip to keep compact. The flowers are inconspicuous, but S. madraliscae makes an excellent foliage plant. It can be grown as a trailing plant in a container.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    A silver-blue terrete leave succulent that grows to 12" high. Excellent in garden pots and as a ground cover.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae plant

    How to Grow Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - bright shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • white
      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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    Senecio articulatus

    Scientific Name: Baculellum articulatum

    aka Curio articulatus, Curio (syn. Senecio) articulatus, Candle Plant

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 6"-24"

    Width: 12"-24"

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Senecio articulatus foliage by Far Out Flora
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    Senecio herreanus

    Scientific Name: Curio herreanus

    aka Senecio heneanus 'Football', Senecio herreianus, Senecio herrianus 'String of Beads', Senecio lerreianus, String of Bananas, String of Beads, String of Pearls

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    10b-12

    Size

    Height: 4"-36"

    Width: 4"-36"

    • sun - dappled shade
    • occasional - low
    Photo of Senecio herreanus foliage by salchuiwt
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    Senecio radicans

    Scientific Name: Curio radicans

    aka Senecio radicans 'Fishhook Plant', Banana Vine, Fish Hooks, String of Bananas, String of Fishhooks

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 6"-12"

    Width: 9"-12"

    • sun - dappled shade
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Senecio radicans foliage, form by Cactus Jungle
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    Senecio repens

    Scientific Name: Curio repens

    aka Curio repens 'Mini Blue', Kleinia repens, Senecio repens, Senecio repens 'Mini Blue', Senecio serpens, Blue Chalksticks, Chalksticks, Compact Blue Chalksticks

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    9b-12

    Size

    Height: 6"-12"

    Width: 24"-36"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Senecio repens foliage by michaelday_bath
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    Senecio serpens 'Dark Blue'

    Scientific Name: Curio repens 'Dark Blue'

    aka Dark Blue Senecio

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    9b-11

    Size

    Height: 1'

    Width: 1'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Senecio serpens 'Dark Blue' flower, foliage by Far South Wholesale Nursery
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