{"product_id":"kleinia-saginata-succulent-plant","title":"Kleinia Saginata Succulent Plant","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenecio mweroensis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esubs.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esaginatus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsteraceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomalia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenecio mweroensis subs. saginatus\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKleinia saginata\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a perennial, tuberous-rooted, succulents herb with glabrous deciduous jointed stem branching at or below ground-level, base sometimes swollen. It is differing from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenecio mweroensis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for its upright, fatter, almost globose stem branching at the top, with distinctive shape and an attractive pattern of shorter spidery lines radiating from the leaf bases. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has dull red to bright magenta florets. It is closely related to to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenecio pendulus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which differs in its curious burrowing habit and extreme reduction of leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant in full sun and give little to no irrigation but with occasional summer irrigation will hold the leaves on the stems which otherwise fall off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreferably, the soil for container-grown plants should be a mixture of two parts sand, one part loam, one part pea gravel, and one part peat moss. Plants should perform well in soils of pH 6.0 to 7.5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFertilizer is seldom a necessity for these plants as the soil is rocky and desolate in their natural habitat. It needs moderate water during from spring to autumn, keeps rather dry in winter or the plants may rot at the base. The plant will tolerate being dried out much more than other types of succulents. The converse is also true, the plant will suffer greatly from over watering.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThese species do tend to get sort of leggy, which is\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLandscape Use \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMakes an interesting and wild plant in the garden or in a large pot. It is widespread in the drier, sandy rocky areas, hill slopes, escarpment, vertical cliffs and ledges often in crevices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"4\"","offer_id":47809346863298,"sku":"BXLIY 7541845229759","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/5404\/5634\/files\/Kleiniasaginata-7.jpg?v=1781500833","url":"https:\/\/mybageechaplants.com\/products\/kleinia-saginata-succulent-plant","provider":"myBageecha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}