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Senecio glastifolius
Also called Holly Leaved Senecio, Holly Leaved Groundsel, Large Senecio, Lilac Senecio, Lilac Flowered Groundsel, Pink Ragwort, Purple Ragwort
Senecio glastifolius is a upright perennial shrub-like plant from South Africa, grown for its pink-lilac daisy flowers and holly-like leaves. It thrives in sun and moist, well-drained soil, and often colonises disturbed ground.
Senecio glastifolius is a flowering plant found throughout the world and native to South Africa. It has a collection of common names throughout the world. The two common names in New Zealand are pink ragwort and holly-leaved senecio. In the UK the most common names are woad leaved ragwort, holly leaved groundsel, and lilac senecio. In South Africa it is called senecio, waterdissel, and water thistle. In the USA it is referred to as lilac–flowered groundsel. Finally, there is the less common name of purple ragwort.
It favours a Mediterranean climate, often coastal, and typically colonises disturbed soil. Senecio glastifolius thrives in areas of disturbance and is commonly found in a range of habitats, including coastal dunes, roadside embankments, rocky outcrops, damp areas, shrublands and the open understory of forests. It can quickly establish after disturbances such as fires and clearing of land.
In some areas around the world it is sold as an ornamental plant in garden centres, and valued for its beautiful pink flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senecio glastifolius 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.
