Senecio candicans
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Known as "Angel Wings", with felted silver leaves that look almost luminous in full sun. A hardy, easy plant, excellent in an exposed, well-drained pot.
Care sheet
- Light
- Direct sun or very bright light
- Humidity
- 30–50%
- Temperature
- 10–25°C, tolerates mild cold
- Watering
- Sparing, let it dry out completely between waterings
- Substrate
- Free-draining succulent mix: 50% pumice/perlite · 30% compost · 20% coarse sand
- Propagation
- Stem cutting or division
How to propagate it
- Cut a healthy tip with at least one node, 2 cm below the node, using a sterile blade
- Strip the lowest leaves and let the cut dry for 20–30 minutes
- Put it in clean water at 22–24°C, or in moist sphagnum
- Keep it in indirect light; if in water, change it every 3–4 days
- Roots appear in 1–3 weeks
- Pot up into a light substrate once the roots pass 3 cm
Shipping and guarantee
Shipped in insulated packaging, leaving on Mondays and Tuesdays. 30-day establishment guarantee. Home nursery in Ferrara, Italy; collection by appointment.