6/23/2023 0 Comments Blue chalk sticks![]() Senecio the string of pearls plant is so aptly named! The whimsical ball-shaped leaves are like so many peas on a single thread. This lovely variety is particularly effective in rock gardens and mixed containers. It is highly resistant to deer, rabbits, drought (of course) and fire. Varieties grow from 3-4 inches tall, up to 18 inches in height. It quickly forms a dense mat of slim, blue, vertical leaves, decorated by tiny white blooms in the summer. Senecio mandraliscae, known as the blue chalk sticks plant, is prized for the brilliant color it adds to the garden. Most senecio are toxic, and will bite back if they are ingested. Yet in the succulent forms, these blooms are typically small, and often overlooked. The plants in the senecio genus are grouped due to the similarity of the form of their flowers rather than the growth habit of the plant. And the lovely, whimsical string of pearls plant is surely the most cherished of the hanging and trailing varieties. Senecio serpens, the blue chalk sticks plant, is one of the finest varieties among all blue succulents. While each is often striking, each is also strikingly different from every other variety. It is difficult to identify a common form or look among the senecio succulents. Senecio Jacobsenii – Trailing Jade, Weeping Jade.Senecio Articulatus – Candle Plant or Hot Dog Cactus. ![]() Senecio Macroglossus Variegatus – Variegated Jade Vine.Senecio Crassissimus Vertical Leaf Senecio.All About Growing Succulent Senecio Plants.
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