Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk'
Blue Chalk Sticks
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Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Description
This little succulent is a wonderful addition to your dessert or rock garden. It lies beyond the hardy zone so don't let it remain outside if you live anywhere outside the deep south. Blue Chalk has a clean cylindrical shape with several blue/ gray fleshy leaves coming from the stalk that average about 1.5 inches long. In the summer it will grow light yellow 1/2 in flowers.
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Blooming
Daisy like flowers, usually carried in clusters, consisting of densely packed centers of disk florets surrounded usually by ray florets.
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Growth
Diverse genus. Annuals, biennials, perennials, climbers, shrubs and small trees. Foliage is especially diverse, rounded, triangular, deeply cut, or fernlike; fleshy or succulent, and a few have hairy to woolly white leaves (like S. cineraria, aka Dusty Miller).
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Planting
Great little plant to use in hot, arid climates. If planting in the desert try putting it in a partially shaded area, otherwise plant in full sun. Great for a container plant as well. This way, one can move the plant around for protection from both the cold at night and from drying winds. Definitely use this succulent in your rock garden or for xeriscaping your yard.
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Pest
In enclosed growing areas, insect pests such as spider mites, whiteflies and aphids can be troublesome. Most Dusty Millers are prone to problems with rust.
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Interesting facts
Dusty Millers are so named because most species in the genus appear as though their foliage is dusted with a white or silver coating. This "coating" is actually a collection of hairs, or trichomes in botanical terms, which cover the surface of the shoots. The mat of trichomes being white or silverish is no mistake either. The light color of the trichomes helps to deflect solar radiation and protect the plant from overheating. Additionally, it is important to note that all parts of the plant can cause abdominal discomfort if ingested.
Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio serpens 'Blue Chalk') - Soil and irrigation
Grow outdoors (in frost free zones) in poor, gritty / sandy quick draining soil.
