Blooming season: The small flowers appear in late spring to early summer.
Cultivation and propagation: It is drought tolerant, but will accept irrigation.
Watering: This plant seems to thrive with summer irrigation but does well if withheld and tolerates winter rainfall if soil drains tolerably well. It adapts to different growing conditions from extreme heat and drought, to high moisture as it has a low rot potential.
Exposition: They seem to do well in part shade such as at the base of trees but thrives also in hot sunny positions and will tolerate coastal conditions.
Frost tolerance: It is cultivated in open air in the tropical and warm Mediterranean climate, with temperatures which it is good to keep over the 5°C, best 10-12°C, but can withstand light frost for short periods if very dry.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late spring and early summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Senecio vitalis |
| Common Name | Narrowleaf chalksticks |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Flower Color | Dark pink |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 1824 in. |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 5 ° c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Blooming season: The small flowers appear in late spring to early summer.
Cultivation and propagation: It is drought tolerant, but will accept irrigation.
Watering: This plant seems to thrive with summer irrigation but does well if withheld and tolerates winter rainfall if soil drains tolerably well. It adapts to different growing conditions from extreme heat and drought, to high moisture as it has a low rot potential.
Exposition: They seem to do well in part shade such as at the base of trees but thrives also in hot sunny positions and will tolerate coastal conditions.
Frost tolerance: It is cultivated in open air in the tropical and warm Mediterranean climate, with temperatures which it is good to keep over the 5°C, best 10-12°C, but can withstand light frost for short periods if very dry.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late spring and early summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Senecio vitalis |
| Common Name | Narrowleaf chalksticks |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Flower Color | Dark pink |
| Growth Habit | Globose |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b to 11b |
| Mature Size | 1824 in. |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 5 ° c |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to partial shade |
