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Names and Synonyms:Senecio pendulus, Cacalia pendula, Kleinia pendula, Notonia pendula, Monadenium subulifolium
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Common Names:Inch Worm Plant, Tapeworm Plant
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Family:Asteraceae
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Origin:This plant originates from Yemen and Saudi Arabia
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Size Label:4 pieces
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Height:>6"
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Width:2-3'
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Heat Tolerance:High heat tolerance
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Light Requirement:Light shade to part-day sun
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Water needs:Very drought tolerant
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Maintenance:None
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Uses:Senecio pendula makes a wonderful potted specimen plant. It should be grown in rich, well-draining soil. A wide pot or hanging basket shows off the plant the best. It can be used as an interesting ground cover in frost-free areas where it takes on the appearance of a den of hibernating snakes.
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Propagation:This plant can be easily propagated from cuttings or grown from seed.
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Problems:Prone to rot if overwatered in cool weather. Keep on the dry side and use well draining but rich soils.
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Special notes:This fun and unusual plant is a creeping cactus-like succulent with multi-colored white and green marbled patterned stems (which take on burgundy hues in bright sun). It grows with snaking cucumber-like stems, which arch back to the ground like caterpillars and root at the tips only to repeat the process as they grow. Senecio pendula is a slow growing succulent. When grown indoors it needs bright light and ample airflow. In spring the plant blooms with bright orange composite flowers.
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Senecio pendula – 4 pieces
4 pieces $6.50
This small senecio worms its way up and down through the soil and forms a bowl of small snakes!
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