Senecio oxyriifoliusDC .
False Nasturtium
Senecio orbicularis , Senecio oxyriifolius subsp . oxyriifolius , Senecio peltatus , Senecio peltiformis , Senecio subpeltatus
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Family : AsteraceaeSubfamily : AsteroideaeTribe : SenecioneaeSubtribe : SenecioninaeGenus : Senecio
Senecio oxyriifoliusis native toSouth Africa , Eswatini , Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Zambia , Angola , Congo , andTanzania . It grows in grassland , particularly among rock outcrops , from near sea horizontal surface up to 7,550 feet ( 2,300 m ) .
Senecio oxyriifoliusis a lush industrial plant with a creep tuberous rhizome and tumid , sarcoid stanch with leaves crowded towards the groundwork . The leaves are overweight or more or less fleshy with a rubbery grain , global to deltoid with serrate margin , measure up to 3.6 inches ( 9 cm ) long and wide . They are pale greenish or grey - park , with unripened - yellow veins , and attached to the stem by a leafstalk that can attain up to 6 column inch ( 15 cm ) in duration .
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Each stem ends in a tall , slender , branched unfolding stem pinch with a loose panicle of bright yellow discoid peak heads . This works is a fertile boo-boo , producing abundant flush in outpouring and summer .
Senecio oxyriifoliusis very similar to and often baffled withSenecio tropaeolifolius .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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EstablishedSenecios are passing drouth tolerant . They need some H2O during the summer but do not leave the territory wet for keep up period . Allow the soil to dry out betweenwateringsin wintertime when they are somewhat abeyant . Since they are growing in sandysoil , nutrients need to be replenished . Fertilizeannually , but softly . Too much fertiliser will stimulate a lot of leggy growing .
Taller varieties can get floppy . you could prune them back to where the stem is unshakable in early spring . you may even root the cuttings .
Plants can be divided or repotted in other spring . If you aregrowing them in container , they enjoy spending the summeroutdoors . look until there is no risk of frost and move them back indoors in the fall .
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Seneciocan be grown from eitherseedor cuttings . seed opt warm temperatures and constant wet to shoot . Cuttings are well-heeled and quicker . Cut during the arise season , from other spring to fall . ascendant in sandy soil , in container .
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