Just a few plants from this vast group of plants are widely available in nurseries in California.

Examples:

• Dusty miller (S. cineraria, 2-3’ x 2-3’) is a Mediterranean perennial with white-gray leaves that produces clusters of cream or yellow flowers throughout the year.
• Blue chalksticks (S. mandraliscae, 1-2’ x 2-3’) is a spreading succulent from South Africa with fleshy, finger-like leaves up to 6” long.
• Blue Chalksticks (S. serpens, 6” x 1’) is similar to S. mandraliscae but is smaller and has shorter leaves of up to 2”.