Senecio speciosus
Water Needs
moderate; high

Perennial
Beautiful Senecio; ibohlololo; ibohlololo
30 - 50 cm
Size
Light Conditions
sun; semi-shade
Frost
moderate; hardy
Flowers
pink, purple, magenta. July – January; winter spring summer
Garden Situation
damp sun; grassland;
Habitat
grassland; wetland pond
Region
thicket, Highveld, subtropical east coast, western cape; bushveld savannah
Rain Season
summer; winter
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Description
A clump forming perennial with beautiful 40 mm pink to magenta flowers at the tips of numerous tall stalks from late winter through to summer. Size is variable from 30 cm up to 50 cm. Stems and new buds are softly hairy, beautiful just after the rains. Leaves are attractively toothed, at times wavy, 10 – 20 x 2 – 4 mm in size, and grow from a basal rosette. Plants are attractive even out of flower, and die back briefly.

