Botanical name: Senecio barbertonicus
Common names: Barberton Groundsel, Succulent Bush Senecio, Lemon Bean Bush
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: South Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
An evergreen succulent shrub of the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa, named after one of its native localities Barberton and is now also being cultivated for its drought resistance, clusters of sweetly scented, golden-yellow, tufted flower heads in winter and attractiveness to butterflies, the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) in particular.
Similar plants: Senecio barbertonicus (Barberton Groundsel)
- Curio articulatus (Hot Dog Cactus)
- Curio herreanus (Gooseberry)
- Curio rowleyanus (String of pearls)
- Curio x peregrinus (Dolphin Necklace)
- Kleinia neriifolia (Verode)
- Kleinia pendula (Tapeworm Plant)
- Kleinia stapeliiformis (Pickle Plant)
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Mexican Flame Vine)
- Roldana petasitis (Velvet Groundsel)
- Senecio angulatus (Creeping Groundsel)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/senecio_barbertonicus.htm