Author: | Adrian
Hardy Haworth, 1812 |
Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
Origin: |
Canary
Islands |
Soil: |
Mix -
Grit |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
1,5 Meter |
Flower:
|
Crème
Colour - Pale Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Verode,
Berode, Canary Islands Candle Plant |
Synonyms: |
Cacalia
kleinia, L.
Senecio
kleinia Christian Friedrich Lessing, 1831.
Kleinia
neriifolia Haw. f. ovalifolia, Günther W. H.
Kunkel, 1980.
Cacalia terminalis, Salisb.
Kleinia kleinia, Druce.
Senecio kleinia var. tuberculata, Afferni &
Mangani.
Senecio neriifolius, Baill. |
This member of the Asteraceae family
was given this name by Adrian
Hardy Haworth in 1812. It is found on the Canary Islands,
growing in grit or other well drained soil with little water and lots
of sun. It will grow to 1,5 meter. The flowers are crème coloured to
pale yellow. The genera
is named after the German zoologist,
Dr Klein,1685-1759, the species name means 'leaves like Neria'. |