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Products > Senecio kleinia   Senecio kleinia - Berode   Working on getting this plant out in the field but it is not yet available – listing for information only!  [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) Origin: Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) Flower Color: White Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Fragrant Flowers: Yes Synonyms: [Kleinia nerifolia] Height: 4-8 feet Width: 6-8 feet Exposure: Full Sun Seaside: Yes Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Senecio kleinia (Berode) - A succulent sparingly branched winter growing shrub with gray bark on thick articulated (with constrictions like a sausage) stems that can grow to 6 to 10 feet tall and wide but usually seen in cultivation in the 4 to 5 foot range. It has narrow 3 to 5 inch long gray-green leaves near the branch tips that come directly on the stems without a petiole. Small whitish yellow fragrant flowers appear in later spring to summer on terminal short branched corymbs followed by white fluffy seed heads. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate infrequently if at all in California coastal gardens, though some irrigation and feeding will keep foliage lush on this dry season dormant plant. It is frost hardy to 28 °F. A strange and attractive plant that needs little care and is great when used with other dry growing succulents or winter growing shrubs. It was originally introduced into cultivation by James Garret of England in 1593. Early on it was called the African Tree Groundsel, though it actually originated from the Canary Islands, where it grows on rocky coastal slopes. The most recent taxonomical treatment of this species has it reclassified as a Klenia neriifolia but there has been some disagreement with this treatment and we continue to list this plant as a Senecio so not to add to any confusion.  The information on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from online sources, and from observations made of the crops growing in our nursery, plants in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Senecio kleinia.     [MORE INFO]