Senecio mandraliscae (Kleinia mandraliscae)

Blue Finger, Blue Chalk Sticks

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials / Succulents

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Mature Height & Spread: 12-18" x 24"

Natural Growth Habit: Spreading

Native To: Africa

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: White

Special Features: Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Seacoast Conditions

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 12, 13, 16, 17, 21-24

A Bit More

A great design plant for modern and summer-dry landscapes, Senecio mandraliscae is a low-growing succulent with fleshy blue-green to silver leaves. The leaves of this groundcover grow 3-4” long and stand upright, giving the plant the appearance of a mass of fingers or chalk sticks reaching up to the sky. This hardy South African grows 1 – 1 ½’ tall by 3’ wide and is cold hardy to 15° F. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in sandy or well-drained soil. Drought tolerant and deer resistant, Seneco mandraliscae needs very little to no water in the summer months. Use Senecio mandraliscae as large-scale groundcover, underplanting to cacti and taller succulents, or to add dramatic color in the landscape.

A Bit More

A great design plant for modern and summer-dry landscapes, Senecio mandraliscae is a low-growing succulent with fleshy blue-green to silver leaves. The leaves of this groundcover grow 3-4” long and stand upright, giving the plant the appearance of a mass of fingers or chalk sticks reaching up to the sky. This hardy South African grows 1 – 1 ½’ tall by 3’ wide and is cold hardy to 15° F. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in sandy or well-drained soil. Drought tolerant and deer resistant, Seneco mandraliscae needs very little to no water in the summer months. Use Senecio mandraliscae as large-scale groundcover, underplanting to cacti and taller succulents, or to add dramatic color in the landscape.