{"id":10209,"date":"2016-05-09T10:54:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T17:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10209"},"modified":"2016-05-03T11:21:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T18:21:20","slug":"senetti-cineraria-or-senicio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/senetti-cineraria-or-senicio\/","title":{"rendered":"Senetti, Cineraria or Senicio? No Pericallis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I received a pot plant as a gift and thought it was a Cineraria. The plant was in bud but the leaves looked like soft grey-green Cineraria or Senicio.<\/p>\n

On reading the label, not something I always do, I discovered it was named Senetti Deep Blue<\/strong>. Since then Senetti seem to be everywhere, agh! <\/strong>the power of marketing and big money.<\/p>\n

Further research showed that the botanic name is Pericallis x hybrida. It is thought to be a hybrid between Pericallis cruenta and Pericallis lanata.
\nThe common name is Florist’s Cineraria so I wasn’t far wrong with my first thoughts. Have you ever seen one in a florists?
\nSome call it Senecio cruentus Senetti Series.
\nSenetti may be just a brand name<\/strong> registered by Suntory. If so lets drop the name for now and go by Pericallis.<\/p>\n

Pericallis Cultivation<\/strong><\/h2>\n