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These nutrients help to produce green foliage and make succulents vibrant.Too much fertilizer can cause an abundance of leggy growth. Plants grown in the ground don't need any feeding.Epsom salt is a good source of magnesium and sulfur for succulent blooms and healthy growth. Give indoor or container plants a liquid fertilizer diluted to half-strength three or four times during the growing season. Like all succulents and cacti (Cactaceae family), blue chalk stick doesn't need much fertilizer. More importantly, make sure the soil is well-drained and on the sandy side. Something in the neutral range (6.0–7.0) should be fine. Always let the soil dry out between each watering.Senecio succulent plants aren't particular about soil pH. Senecio is drought tolerant and should be watered sparingly, especially during the winter. Also, protect senecio plants from hot and cold drafts.

place your plant in a south-facing window or the brightest window you have. These notes suggest that members of the Senecio genus have antibiotic properties which have not yet been studied thoroughly by science.Your blue chalk stick will thrive and do its best in full, direct sunlight for 6 to 8 hours each day, but you can also grow it outdoors in partial shade.

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The leaves of another species, Senecio abyssinicus, are used to treat the infectious tropical skin disease, yaws. Crassocephalum biafrae) are used fresh on wounds, sores and cuts. Daniel Abbiw says in his 'Useful Plants of Ghana' that the leaves of Senecio biafrae (syn. There are other species of Senecio that have uses similar to what you describe for Senecio serpens. The plant was not listed in either the Plants for a Future database or Timothy Johnson’s 'CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference' which suggests that its medicinal use is somewhat limited. The plant is in the Desert Tropicals database here is the link: But mostly it is grown as a potted plant subject.

The plant is used as a ground cover in arid areas. Sorry, we have no information on this plant’s medicinal uses. Do you have more information about this plant? I know the plant comes from South Africa but I can’t find more information about it. We use the sap in the eyes for eye infections and on the skin for wounds. One of the plants we use a lot is a succulent called 'Senecio serpens' or Blue chalk sticks. I live in the island of Madeira in Portugal and here, many people still use medicinal plants.

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