Caputia medley - woodii(Hutch . ) B.Nord . & Pelser
Senecio medley - woodii
syndicate : AsteraceaeSubfamily : AsteroideaeTribe : SenecioneaeGenus : Caputia
In cultivation, Bouches du Rhône, Marseille, France. Derivative of a photo by Eric Barbier. Used underCC BY-NC-SA 2.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
The specific epithet " medley - woodii(pronounced MED - lee - ay WOOD - electrical engineering - eye ) " honorsJohn Medley Wood(1827 - 1915 ) , a South African botanist , curator of the Durban Botanic Garden , and conductor of the Natal Government Herbarium of South Africa .
The aboriginal compass ofCaputia medley - woodiiextends from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu - Natal inSouth Africanorth toEswatini(formerly Swaziland ) . It turn along cliff boundary and granite outcrops at elevations under 2,000 feet ( 610 m ) .
Caputia medley - woodii , formerly known asSenecio medley - woodii , is asucculent shrubwith thick branches and overweight leaves , egg - shaped in outline and with small tooth irregularly spaced along the perimeter . It can produce up to 6 feet ( 1.8 thou ) tall . The branches and folio are cover in white felt . The farewell are dark light-green with blackish tones .
In cultivation, Wateringen, Netherlands. Photo byCok Grootscholten. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
The blossom are daisy - like , with brilliant yellow rays and orange - yellow disk . They can extend to up to 0.6 in ( 1.5 centimetre ) in diameter and appear in mid - winter solitary or with up to 3 others at the offshoot tips .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
EstablishedSenecios are super drouth liberal . They need some weewee during the summer but do not leave the soil soaked for extend menstruation . Allow the soil to dry out betweenwateringsin winter when they are pretty dormant . Since they are growing in sandysoil , nutrient need to be fill again . Fertilizeannually , but lightly . Too much fertilizer will make a lot of leggy growth .
In cultivation, Bouches du Rhône, Marseille, France. Derivative of a photo by Eric Barbier. Used underCC BY-NC-SA 2.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
Taller varieties can become floppy . In early spring , prune them back to a fast shank or root the cuttings .
plant can be disunite or repotted in early saltation . If yougrow them in containers , they enjoy spending the summeroutdoors . In the fall , expect until there is no risk of rime before motivate them back indoors .
Seneciocan be grown fromseedsor cuttings . seed germinate best in strong temperatures and constant wet . Using cuttings is the easy and faster method of propagating these plants . Take cut during the acquire season , from early spring to fall . beginning in sandy dirt or containers .
In habitat, Tambo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Derivative of a photo byTroos van der Merwe. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
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