Plant Care Library

Other Names:  Senecio, Cineraria

Group/Class:  Senetti Series

Brand:  Suntory Flowers

Description:

This impressive selection thrives in low temperatures, providing dazzling color early in the season; compact and heat tolerant; unique in its ability to re-bloom from early spring until summer

Ornamental Features

Senetti® Sparkle Light Pink Pericallis is blanketed in stunning shell pink daisy flowers with white overtones, indigo eyes and white centers at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Senetti® Sparkle Light Pink Pericallis is an herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Senetti® Sparkle Light Pink Pericallis is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Senetti® Sparkle Light Pink Pericallis will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Senetti® Sparkle Light Pink Pericallis is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.