Green Chalk Stick Succulent

A small low growing succulent branching from the base and rooting along the stems to provide an easy care attractive groundcover for warm sunny hillsides and yards.

Green chalk stick succulent.

These tough interesting plants may be trailing spreading groundcovers or large shrubby plants. Mine has gotten 2 3 tall by 5 6 wide. It needs part to full sun. Blue chalk fingers has greyish green leaves that are 2 75 inches to 5 95 inches long 7cm to 15cm.

Senecio vitalis has a waxy coating which protects it from hot and dry conditions. As you can see it s prone to a rather leggy form. Jan 20 2019 blue chalk stick plants senecio plants suitable for containers rock gardens and low growing succulent plant which is a borderline ideal plant. It glows almost fluorescent in shades of pink coral green red and orange.

During stress periods the amount of chlorophyll will vary. Mandraliscae also called blue chalk sticks is possibly a hybrid and was found in italy the south african native is called blue chalk succulent or blue fingers for its attractive bluish finger like leaves. Plants are green due to their chlorophyll. There are more than 1 000 varieties of senecio plants and about 100 are succulents.

My narrow leaf chalksticks gets lots of sun in the morning early afternoon. In areas where the night time temperatures begin to. Blue chalk stick senecio vitalis serpents also known as blue chalk fingers is an attractive easy care succulent with fleshy chalky blue green. This video shows how to cut your overgrown blue chalk sticks so that you can use them in beds or in planters.

I also discuss my plans to plant a succulent tapestry in my northside garden. Once the coating of the leaf is removed or rubbed off the succulent s blue green color will be revealed. How to care for a blue chalk stick succulent. Powdery blue green fleshy leaves provide year round interest taking on purple tints in extreme heat and sun exposure.

If pruned new growth will appear at the base. A native of south africa blue chalk succulents senecio serpens are often a favorite of succulent growers senecio talinoides subs.