Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Senecio radicans
Common Name: String of Bananas
Description | A curiosity succulent plant with banana shaped leaves. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
Sunlight | bright |
Moisture | average to slightly dry between waterings |
Growing Media | well drained, cactus and succulent mix |
Temperature | Average house is preferred during the growing season. During the resting period they prefer 50-55 degrees F and will tolerate down to 45 degrees F. |
Flowers | composite flowers lacking ray florets, small, white, anthers yellow or light purple and have a strong cinnamon smell |
Leaves | thin stems, lined with small banana-shaped leaves, t 1/4 inch in diameter, has a longitudinal translucent stripe |
Stems | will root at the nodes creating a mass of foliage hugging the surface, will cascade over the side of a container |
Dimensions | Can easily reach 1-2 feet over the side of a container. |
Maintenance | If the plant gets a bare center in the pot, just pull up a long stem, twist it around the bare area and pin down. |
Propagation | rooting individual leaves, cuttings |
Native Site | South West Africa, Cape Karroo |
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