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How to use it. “The chalky blue color is striking with greens and dark purples and is a great foil to splashes of hot orange,” says designer Jamie Morf. Whether you plant this spreading plant as a groundcover or a container plant, freely use it to highlight contrasting golden tones — notice how well the blue foliage of the Senecio complements the rich red color of the single container in this garden.
Thriving in well-drained soil, go as far as to plant Senecio in a gravel bed for the ultimate in clean design. Whether lining a garden path or framing a courtyard, the foliage of Senecio mandraliscae gracefully cascades in from the edges like an approaching textural wave.