chalk fingers plant
The chalk fingers plant, also known as Senecio serpens or Blue Chalk Sticks, is a striking succulent admired for its powdery blue foliage and sculptural presence in gardens and containers. Popular throughout New Zealand for its resilience and low-maintenance care, the chalk fingers plant is a perfect choice for modern landscapes, coastal gardens, and drought-tolerant plantings. Whether you’re landscaping a sunny bank, creating a coastal garden, or looking for a bold accent for your succulent collection, Senecio serpens delivers year-round colour with minimal fuss.
Senecio serpens
Senecio serpens, commonly known as Blue Chalksticks, is a succulent grown for its foliage and creeping growth habit. It forms a carpet of pointed, powdery, blue foliage. These are held as upright clusters on stems that creep across the ground and shoot up new clusters as they grow to 25 cm tall and 60 cm wide. Senecio serpens is commonly maintained in a container, used in rock gardens, added to Mediterranean-themed gardens, grown along the edge of a path where it can spill out or over, or used as a groundcover. A mass planting produces the best displays with this plant.
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Succulents - Height:
25 cm - Spread:
60 cm - Flowering time:
Summer - Tolerances:
Coastal, Extended dry periods - Garden uses:
Borders, Containers, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Patios, Pool areas - Garden styles:
Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern, Rock, Tropical
