Senecio candicans explained

Senecio candicans, commonly known as angel wings and sea cabbage, is a succulent flowering plant in the Senecio genus that is native to Argentina[1] and is grown as an ornamental plant elsewhere.[2]

Description

Growing up to 1 metre tall, it is a clump-forming plant with broad, serrated and ovate leaves that are silvery-white in colour (similar to Senecio cineraria). It produces flat, terminal clusters of yellow-orange flowers in the summer.[3]

Cultivation

It is grown as an ornamental plant for its showy foliage and drought tolerance as a low hedge for borders and in containers. Growing both indoors and outdoors in full sun or part shade, it is a perennial in USDA zone 8 and above. It can be propagated by cuttings.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senecio candidans (-) | SIB, Parques Nacionales, Argentina .
  2. http://grassworld.myspecies.info/sites/grassworld.myspecies.info/files/tdwg_geo2.pdf 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
  3. https://worldofsucculents.com/senecio-candicans-sea-cabbage/ Sea Cabbage
  4. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/senecio-candicans-angel-wings/ Senecio candicans 'Angel Wings'