Description | Angel Wings Sea Cabbage (Senecio candicans) A tender perennial grown as an annual. Has large white pubescent leaves. Looks like a large version of Dusty Miller. |
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Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (7a) 8 |
Sunlight | in hot bright climates some shade, otherwise full to mostly sunny |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | yellow, probably won't bloom when grown as an annual in colder end o the hardiness zone scale |
Leaves | bright white, broadly heart shaped, pubescent |
Dimensions | 16 by 16 inches (HS) or larger, forms a rosette |
Propagation | PP 28,830, division, cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | A seedling selection in 2010 made by Matías Avendaño of Floricultura Novazel in Puerto Montt, Chile |
Misc Facts | The name "candicans" means "becoming white" from the Latin word 'candic' that means "white" or "whitish" while 'candidans' means "very white" |