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Senecio crassissimus
Also called Vertical Leaf Senecio
Senecio crassissimus is a succulent from Madagascar with flat, fleshy, blue-green leaves shaped like propeller blades, often purple-edged. It grows best in full sun with very sparing watering, since overwatering causes the leaves to turn mushy.
Senecio crassissimus, the propeller plant, vertical leaf or lavender steps, is a succulent species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, and is endemic to the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa.
Drought tolerant, it grows well in full sun and is sensitive to overwatering, where it will become mushy. The plant can survive extended periods with no to very little hydration. Like many senecios, their growing season is in the winter, where would be dormant in the summer months.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senecio crassissimus 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.
