General Plant Information (Edit)
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Guadalupe Island Senecio
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lepidospartum squamatum
  • Synonym: Senecio palmeri

Photo Gallery
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-04-16
Flowers attract lots of little butterflies and a variety of bees
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-04-10
Guadalupe Island Senecio's bright yellow flowers
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-04-10
The bright white leaves are soft like velvet and color is similar
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-04-10
Love the bright yellow flowers and fuzzy white leaves on this unu

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by DebraZone9 (California - Zone 9b) on Mar 20, 2020 9:06 PM concerning plant:
    Isn't this plant's name "Senecio " also closely related to the more common Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria) plant? Both have very white soft fuzzy leaves.

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