Senecio cineraria
Botanical Name
Senecio cineraria
Hardiness
Hardy annual
Height
6 to 15 inches
Width
8 to 11 inches
Flowers
Grown for foliage - remove yellow flowers as they appear
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well-drained
Planting and Care
Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart, trim back leggy plants, frost tolerant, drought tolerant
Problems
Root and stem rot
Varieties to Consider
'Cirrus' - compact 6", rounded - solid leaves
'Hoar Frost' - 12" finely cut leaves
'Silver Dust' - 8" finely cut leaves
'Snow Crystals' - improved, earlier 'Silver Dust'
'Snow Storm' - strap-llike leaves, more tufted
'New Look' - very white, oak-like leaf shape, 8-10"
'Hoar Frost' - 12" finely cut leaves
'Silver Dust' - 8" finely cut leaves
'Snow Crystals' - improved, earlier 'Silver Dust'
'Snow Storm' - strap-llike leaves, more tufted
'New Look' - very white, oak-like leaf shape, 8-10"