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Curio ficoides 'Mount Everest'
Family Name: | Asteraceae (Compositae) |
Synonyms: | Senecio ficoides 'Mount Everest' |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Plant Shape | Columnar |
Maximum Height | 21 cm |
Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width | 13 cm |
Biogeography
Local Conservation Status | Exotic (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | Succulent forming upright mounds. |
Foliage | Thick, fleshy leaves are smooth and bluish green with waxy bloom. They are lanceolate to narrowly oblong, sessile, and held upright in alternate leaf arrangement. |
Flowers | This cultivar has not been observed to produce fruits or flowers. |
Cultivation | This cultivar grows best at temperatures from 5-30 degrees Celsius and retains its leaves up to 40 degrees Celsius. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Foliage |
Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance | Well-Drained Soils |
Landscape Uses | Skyrise / Balcony, Container Planting |
Thematic Landscaping | Silver Garden |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun, Semi-Shade |
Water Preference | Little Water |
Propagation Method | Stem Cutting (Herbaceous) |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green - Bluish Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth, Powdery / Waxy Bloom, Thick |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Alternate |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Sessile |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Lanceolate, Oblong) |
Foliar Venation | Parallel |
Foliar Margin | Entire |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute |
Foliar Base | Cuneate |
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Master ID | 31515 |
Species ID | 5912 |
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