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Curio talinoides
Also called Narrowleaf Chalksticks
Bluestraws is a blue-grey succulent subshrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, grown for its thick, cylindrical, sickle-shaped leaves. It needs bright light, sharp drainage and sparing water, like most succulents.
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. The origin of this plant is dubious and it may be a hybrid.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
