Senecio macroglossus

Cape Ivy - Senecio macroglossus

An easy care climber that attracts birds and local wildlife. However, she is not an ivy but rather part of the evergreen daisy family. Grow her along fences, trail her over balconies and climb her up trellises. Trail her off a bookshelf or in a hanging planter too.

Plant Uses & Benefits: indoor, pot plant

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Common names: Natal ivy, wax ivy, flowering ivy (English); madeliefie-klimop (Afrikaans). 
Botanical name: Senecio macroglossus

Family: Asteraceae


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Type: creeper, succulent
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Uses & Benefits: indoor, pot plant


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  • Senecio macroglossus – Plant