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Senecio stapeliiformis

Senecio stapeliiformis (Sometimes spelled Senecio stapeliaeformis or stapeliformis) is an attractive succulent species with prettily marked pencil-like stems with purple-green patterns and soft spines along the sides, the whole recalling a Stapelia in form (hence the name), but has a large orange hawkweed-like flower. Underground shoots emerge to form erect. It is a perennial succulent, with erect to reclining stems branched from the base with rhizomes stems some of which travel underground before emerging.


Caring for senecio


- Keep temperatures between 20-26°C as it is their active growth stage


- Handle it carefully and gently while repotting


- Pot it in at least 80-90% mineral based substrate as it is sensitive to water and may rot easily when soil is waterlogged


- Propagate by cuttings, let it callous before propagating


- Place it in a bright, airy location receiving a mix of direct and filtered sunlight


- Water only when the soil is bone dry


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