The radiance of cineraria reaches out from florist windows everywhere at Easter Time (and from our cover this month). But if you know cineraria only as an Easter plant of short duration in your window, you have missed its finest possibilities. This year, try growing your own from seeds. They are among the easiest to … Read more
The florists’ cineraria (actually, Senecio cruentus) dislikes dryness and warmth and insists on cool air (40° degrees Fahrenheit to 60° degrees Fahrenheit) and more moisture than you would dare provide for most pot plants. Mine seems to like my makeshift hotbed, which is warmed only by air coming out through a cellar window and must … Read more
Cineraria, also commonly known as the “first flower of the spring,” is a tender perennial flowering plant belonging to the Pericallis genus and from the Asteraceae family, also referred to as the aster, composite, daisy, or sunflower family. Cineraria is a hybrid plant of two Pericallis species, namely Pericallis cruenta and Pericallis lanata, which are … Read more