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Senecio Serpens (Blue Chalk Sticks)

KirstyWYKirstyWY Posts: 35
edited January 2022 in Plants
I bought this houseplant a few months ago. It's about 20cm tall, lots of stems, looks well established. 
It's in a gritty compost and I only water when it's bone dry. It's in a south facing window in a warm room. I mist it occasionally.
It's now got some leaves that are shrivelled up. Everything I've read says that it's difficult to underwater and they can cope with draught, and it's overwatering that causes the most problems. 
Info suggests the leaves go mushy when overwatered, but mine are dry.
Has anyone any experience with this plant?
It appears that I'm hopeless with succulents!

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  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    Hi, older lower leaves can dry out and drop off naturally but if it is to dry then they do shed leaves more quickly. It's hard to say without a picture if this is natural leaf shedding or a symptom of underwatering. If it's a few of the older leaves it's likely natural, if it's the upper growing (it will be dormant at the moment but the upper parts are where growth will occur in spring) portions it could be a watering issue. 
  • KirstyWYKirstyWY Posts: 35
    thevictorianzFH0qqPW said:
    Hi, older lower leaves can dry out and drop off naturally but if it is to dry then they do shed leaves more quickly. It's hard to say without a picture if this is natural leaf shedding or a symptom of underwatering. If it's a few of the older leaves it's likely natural, if it's the upper growing (it will be dormant at the moment but the upper parts are where growth will occur in spring) portions it could be a watering issue. 
    I'd post a picture, but I removed the leaves before I thought about it!
    They do all seem to be lower leaves, and they're all towards the 'inside' of the plant (if that makes sense). It's quite dense with leaves at the bottom.

  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    That sounds quite normal then. If the top growth looks healthy then I'd just keep doing what you are doing.
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