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: Senecio vira vira leaves are densely tomentose to 2.5" long, deeply pinnately dissected into 2-4 pairs of linear, entire segments. S. cineraria leaves are also white, densely tomentose, pinnately cut into oblong blunt segments, might become green on upper surface, especially in shaded areas

Flowers & fruits: White to small, yellow ray flowers on long stalks during warm season, Senecio vira vira are especially unsightly

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 for flower beds and gardens.