Hardiness zones:
Sunset All (needs protection in zones 1-3)
USDA All
Landscape Use: Annual or perennial border plant, accent, in combination with other annuals and/or perennials
Form & Character: Evergreen perennial subshrub, formal
Growth Habit: Mounding 1' to 4' (when not in bloom)
Foliage/texture: Leaves white, densely tomentose, pinnately cut into oblong very blunt segments, not pinntified like S. vira vira, medium coarse texture.
Flowers & fruits: White to small, yellow ray flowers on long stalks during warm season
Seasonal color: None
Temperature: Tolerant
Light: Full to partial sun
Soil: Well drained
Watering: Regular
Pruning: Remove flowers stalks, flower stalks of Senecio vira vira are taller of the two species and needs to be pinched terminally upon emergence to maintain dense growth habit
Propagation: Seed or cuttings
Disease and pests: Root rot in if a wet poorly drained location, snails and slugs in California
Additional comments: Fire retardant. Tough foliar accent plant for flower beds and gardens.