Senecio tamoides
Water Needs
moderate
Climber
Canary Creeper
5 x 3 m
Size
Light Conditions
sun; semi-shade
Frost
moderate
Flowers
yellow: February to July; summer autumn winter
Garden Situation
sun; semi-shade; damp soils; dry soils; sandy soils; pergola trellis; screen; shrubbery; slope bank; fast-growing easy-care; wildlife bees butterflies insects; clay soils;
Habitat
woodland forest; Coastal Eastern Cape; Coastal KZN; bushveld savanna; grassland
Region
Thicket; Subtropical East Coast; Bushveld savanna; Highveld
Rain Season
summer
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Description
A beautiful but rather rampant creeper that needs controlling and lots of space, but perfect to cover fences and provide dense screening. Bright green leaves are slightly succulent, and stems are tough and strong. This creeper grows rapidly and large, round acid yellow flower heads are on show for months. Seedlings germinate easily around the garden. Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga.
