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Pericallis cruenta is a non-woody perennial from the laurel forests of La Gomera and Tenerife in the Canary Islands, and a parent of the florist's cineraria. It is grown for its daisy-like flowers and does best in cool, mild, lightly shaded conditions.
Pericallis cruenta (syns. Senecio cruentus and Cineraria cruenta) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to La Gomera and Tenerife islands of the Canary Islands. It has a non‑woody growth form and is typically found growing in Tenerife's laurel forests.
With Pericallis lanata it is a parent of the widely cultivated garden plant Pericallis × hybrida, the florist's cineraria. In the past, and continuing today, there has been confusion and debate about the identity and origin of Pericallis × hybrida, with Pericallis cruenta being incorrectly called a 'feral' form of the florist's cineraria.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pericallis cruenta 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.
