''Senecio candicans'', commonly known as angel wings and sea cabbage, is a succulent

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

in the

Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Morp ...

genus that is native to

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and is grown as an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...

elsewhere.

Description

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Sept 2019 04 - Senecio candicans

Growing up to 1 metre tall, it is a clump-forming plant with broad,

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d and ovate leaves that are silvery-white in colour (similar to

Senecio cineraria ''Jacobaea maritima'', commonly known as silver ragwort, is a perennial plant species in the genus ''Jacobaea'' in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Senecio'', and is still widely ref ...

). It produces flat, terminal clusters of yellow-orange flowers in the summer.

Cultivation

It is grown as an ornamental plant for its showy foliage and drought tolerance as a low

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for borders and in containers. Growing both

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and outdoors in full sun or part shade, it is a

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

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8 and above. It can be propagated by cuttings.Senecio candicans 'Angel Wings'
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15595264 candicans Flora of India (region)