Senecio mandraliscae 'Blue Chalksticks' - How to Grow & Propagate

Senecio 'Blue' or 'Blue Chalksticks' is an incredible and easy to grow succulent. I grow them in containers in my Zone 6b garden and keep them outside in the summer and indoors in the winter. In this video I go through my top tips for growing this blue foliage succulent as well as possible. It is a gem with very unique colored foliage and a very low maintenance succulent that anyone can grow, even if you've had trouble growing succulents inside before. I also show how easy they are to propagate and prune. #succulent #succulents #gardening
1:00 Basic Care
5:00 Propagation
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[@sylviagutierrez7676]

Great tips for growing new ones👍
💚🌱☘️🌵💚

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks so much!

[@daleandrews3552]

Hi Devin, I'm a "liker" and subscriber from Lake Charles, LA near the Gulf of Mexico, and subtropical and we can grow these outside about 95% of the year. Once in a while in the winter we get a light freeze, but it will usually warm into at least the 40's the following day. I just scoot my potted Senecio inside for the night. I say "my" chalk sticks, but they're really belong to a lady friend of mine who also has the succulent bug but trusts me to take care of it for her. About a month ago she had ordered about 25 of these little jobbers that were about 5-6 per stem, so I put the majority of them in an oblong terra cotta pot with the remaining plants in a smaller round pot, all in succulent soil. I'm surprized you don't use rooting powder, but I guess it's really not necessary, although it certainly increases your chances of success. Happy gardening! 🪴🌵

[@plantvibrations]

For these awesome plants, they root so quickly I’ve never needed to use the powder

[@arnoldheenan8266]

I live on the east coast in Massachusetts so these would grow well in my garden. Incredible knowledge Devin you are the man!! ❤

[@plantvibrations]

You’d love them, the blue is so lovely

[@crazyitalian321]

Nice plant the color reminds me of dusty miller.

[@plantvibrations]

They’re of the same genus Senecio!

[@deniseb2571]

Cool plant

[@plantvibrations]

I love the blue!

[@12icool]

thanks!!! this video helped me big time with the dry sticks that I have

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it helped!

[@12icool]

I actually also put my pot under a grow light, similar to yours and I am getting new babies. I live in Ohio.@@plantvibrations

[@aprilcollins9910]

Are these the ones that can crest for mermaid tails

[@plantvibrations]

I’m not sure

[@aprilcollins9910]

@@plantvibrations thanks

[@corriemcginnis4400]

I have a plant, someone gave it to me, i thought it was a blue chalk stick, however the leaves dont dry up at the bottom, the get bigger. It is a succulent. Any ideas what it is ? It looks just like yours, other than the leaves are tappered in size to the top and the one at the bottom are pretty big comparatively

[@plantvibrations]

you can send me a photo through instagram messages and i can try to help identify it

[@corriemcginnis4400]

@plantvibrations ok ! First time user so I hope I was able to correctly send the 3 pics I posted. Thanks !

[@lindarodriguez7596]

I’m in Texas where it’s over 100 would it grow out here!! N do you share cuttings

[@plantvibrations]

Ooooh maybe need to grow it in the shade. It grows all over socal but not as hot there as Texas

[@edgaralbiter4733]

I have one in a terracotta pot in my front yard in Texas full sun and it's blooming so I believe you can

[@juliaweathershenker9034]

Mine is almost 5 years old and I’m just starting to learn about proper care. I keep it outside in central Texas and only bring in for freezing weather. It does fine in full sun and near total neglect. (Only watered by rain.) Maybe shade props for the first week.

[@lindarodriguez7596]

Is anyone willing to share a cutting please

[@addisone8902]

Also be careful if you have pets, because evidently blue chalk sticks are toxic to pets.

[@plantvibrations]

thanks!