General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 3-6 feet
Plant Spread: 12 inches to 18 inches
Leaves: Other: Drought deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Let cut end callous over before planting.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Senecio
  • Cigar Plant
  • Swizzle Sticks
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Kleinia anteuphorbium
  • Synonym: Senecio anteuphorbium

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden
Date: 2018-03-27
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 06Nov2013
Yellow curls on Senecio anteuphorbium
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: Oct-November 2013
Bloom progress of Senecio anteuphorbium
Photo by tarev
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2015-02-04 - Winter
Photo update of my Kleinia anteuphorbium
Location: At our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-29
Location: At our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-31
Location: At our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-27
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-11-25
Seed head (out of focus) below
Location: At our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-28
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: In my garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 26Mar2016 - Spring
Kleinia anteuphorbium leafing on two branches
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Dec 1, 2020 2:29 PM concerning plant:
    Shrubby stem succulent from North Africa with relatively insubstantial, deciduous leaves and whitish compound flowers. Stems branch freely, may grow somewhat sideways, and may grow to a few feet tall. They are light green, with darker green vertical lines and brown leaf scars. Flowers appear in fall or winter.

    Sun and drought tolerant in cultivation. Easy to start from cuttings. Leafiness is mostly a function of water availability. While this plant may be summer dormant in some of its natural habitat, and does very well in Mediterranean (dry summer, winter rainfall) climates, it is opportunistic and may remain leafy year round, given favorable conditions.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Cold Happy Succulent by tarev Feb 4, 2015 12:42 PM 0

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