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Senecio mandraliscae

Blue straws

Senecio · Asteraceae

Curio talinoides, syn. Senecio mandraliscae, also known as blue straws, blue chalksticks, dassieharpuis, or narrow-leaf chalk sticks, is a succulent plant of the family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa.

Classification

Genus

Senecio

Family

Asteraceae

Common name

Blue straws

Climate

temperate, subtropical

Senecio mandraliscae belongs to the Senecio genus within the Asteraceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.