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Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is a giant groundsel, a tree-like daisy relative from high African mountains, growing up to about 6 m tall with a slender trunk. It is not usually grown as a houseplant, and its care needs are cool, bright, well-drained conditions in a frost-free climate.
Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.
Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there.
Giant Groundsel · Dendrosenecio battiscombei · Dendrosenecio brassiciformis · Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis · Dendrosenecio elgonensis · Dendrosenecio johnstonii · Dendrosenecio keniensis · Dendrosenecio keniodendron · Giant Groundsel · Dendrosenecio meruensis · Giant Groundsels
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
