I've spent two months trying to identify a succulent that I have had for about a year.
When first bought, it was 9" tall. It rests near a west window with full sun and I water it weekly. It grew slowly, if at all, during the winter months, however since early summer (now October), it has decided to double it's height...19" now. The base is getting stronger, but I am worried that it's growing too tall too fast.
Any suggestions?
Rob in Kansas City
Hi Rob -
It's a little hard to tell from the image......could be a Senecio of some sort. Try doing a Google search "images" for Senecio examples and see what you come up with.
http://images.google.com
And here are 3 examples of succulent Senecios from the PDB:
Senecio articulatus
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/57973/
Senecio mandraliscae
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/57976/
Senecio mandraliscae var. talinoides
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/58810/
It sure does look like a Senecio. I would cut down on winter watering, no fertilizer until spring. Keep it warm, room temps. are great. Norma
Happenstance/Norma,
Thanks for the probably identification. During the winter, if it missed a week watering, it wasn't too happy with me - the leaves turned yellow at the base (thus the barren bottom section). His current growing rate is about an inch a month and he's decided to split atop...which is beginning to resembles a Grinch head. :) Come November, I will reduce the watering by day each week to find the "right frequency" and will stake the back to ensure he has support. Thanks again, Rob
The blue color of the leaves tell me it's a Senecio. This one looks like it need more sun. They are great for a ground cover, it will get better color with more sun. Those leaves look pretty long in the picture, and it will bush out from the bottom. Nice plant. Rob if you measure the leaf I may be even to identify the plant. I will look it up is Jacobsen's Lexicon, he gives measurments. They used to call them Kleina (check the spelling on this) Norma
Rob according to the picture in the Jacobsen's Lexicon it may be S. spienlosus the leaves go straight up. The species S. fieoides the leaves reflex backwards. and thicker and not so long. Rob I can give you exact measurments, but I would want to do it privately. I don't think the members would appreciate me doing this on line. Crasulady2
