Senecio crassiflorus
Senecio crassissimus · Lavender Step
Description
Source: leafsnapSenecio crassiflorus, in Portuguese: margarida-das-dunas, one of the native South American Senecio and an herbaceous dune dwelling perennial.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
lavender steps is a sun-loving, perennial herbaceous plant native to open habitats and often found in meadows and grasslands. It prefers full sun but can also tolerate partial sun.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
lavender steps can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but its range may still be constrained by different combinations of moisture and heat. It performs best in warm summer conditions with sufficient rainfall or irrigation. Long stretches of cloudy, rainy weather, as well as extended periods of high temperatures, can increase the chance of lavender steps dying. In winter, adequate protection from cold can raise the plant’s survival chances.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
The best time to fertilize a lavender steps is in early spring, as it is coming out of dormancy and starting active growth. Fertilizing supplies essential nutrients for healthy growth. While lavender steps has relatively low fertilizer requirements, applying fertilizer annually can improve its survival and encourage better, longer-lasting flowers.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Senecio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 40 cm to 76 cm
- Leaf Color
- Silver, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall