Senecio macroglossusDC .
Wax Ivy , Wax Vine , Natal Ivy , Flowering Ivy , Cape Ivy
home : AsteraceaeSubfamily : AsteroideaeTribe : SenecioneaeSubtribe : SenecioninaeGenus : Senecio
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Senecio macroglossusis aboriginal to southernAfrica . It pass off fromZimbabweandMozambiqueto easternSouth Africa .
Senecio macroglossusis an evergreen plant climber with smooth , thin , flexible branches that bear triangular or 5 - manoeuver , ivy - comparable leaf . The branches can originate up to 10 metrical unit ( 3 m ) long . When creep along the dry land , they sometimes modernize roots at the client . The leaves are glossy green , somewhat succulent , and can reach up to 3.2 inch ( 8 cm ) in distance .
The flowers are large , pale yellow , daisy - same , and appear mainly during summer .
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USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
EstablishedSenecios are highly drought liberal . They involve some piddle during the summertime but do not leave the soil blotto for prolonged point . grant the grease to dry out out betweenwateringsin winter when they are somewhat abeyant . Since they grow in sandy soil , food must be fill again . fecundate annually but thinly . Too much fertilizer will stimulate a luck of leggy growth .
Taller varieties can get floppy . In very early spring , you could prune them back to where the stem is firm , or you could even rootle the cuttings .
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Plants can be divide or repot in early spring . If you aregrowing them in container , they enjoy spending the summeroutdoors . look until there is no peril of hoarfrost and move them back indoors in the downfall .
Seneciocan be grown from eitherseedor cuttings . cum opt warm temperatures and never-ending moisture to germinate . Propagation by using cuttings is an easier and libertine method . Cut during the grow season , from other spring to go down , and root in sandy soil in container .
Learn more atHow to produce and Care for Senecio .
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