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Salado

Schizogyne sericea

Salado
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Salado (Schizogyne sericea) is a small silvery-leaved subshrub from the Canary Islands and Madeira, in the daisy family. It suits dry, sunny, well-drained sites and tolerates coastal conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil.
Temperature
Mild conditions; protect from frost, roughly below 0 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Selvagens, Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Schizogyne sericea is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schizogyne sericea 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.

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