Senecio crassissimus

Senecio crassissimus, the propeller plant, vertical leaf or lavender steps, is a succulent species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, and is endemic to the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa.[3]

Senecio crassissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Species:
S. crassissimus
Binomial name
Senecio crassissimus
Humbert (1923) Sources: IPNI,[1] GRIN[2]

Description
Yellow flowers

It is an erect straight grower that reaches a height of 60cm and width of 45cm. Resembling the propellers of a plane, its fleshy and flat blue-green leaves have purple borders and are flat where they change direction and never face the sun. This motion helps the leaves forestall the loss of moisture in hot environments.[4]

Its daisy-like inflorescence are yellow on a long stalk, 30-60 cm long, with scale-like bracts that are branched to the top into a loose corymb that hold 30 or more daisy-like heads. Capitula is 6 mm in diameter with 5 or rarely 6 ray florets. Flowers appear in mid-summer to autumn.[5]

Cultivation

Drought tolerant, it grows well in full sun and is sensitive to overwatering, where it will become mushy. The plant can survive extended periods with no to very little hydration. Like many senecios, their growing season is in the winter, where would be dormant in the summer months.[6]

  • Leaf detail
    Leaf detail
  • Emerging flower
    Emerging flower
  • Habit
    Habit
  • A clump
    A clump
  • Houseplants
    Houseplants

References
  1. "Senecio crassissimus". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-24.
  2. "Senecio crassissimus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  3. "Senecio crassissimus Humbert". Madagascar Catalogue. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  4. Senecio crassissimus by North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
  5. Senecio crassissimus Humbert 2013-2021 LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms
  6. Senecio Crassissimus Growing And Care – Vertical Leaf Senecio

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