Meet Mount Everest, the low-maintenance architectural succulent that effortlessly combines elegance and resilience. With a lush array of densely packed, elongated, needle-like leaves that glisten with a silvery-blue hue and upright growth habit, Curio ficoides Mount Everest, (as its name suggests) stands comparatively tall over other specimens in the Curio family.
Horty Hints
Taxononmic transformation. This plant previously belonged to the genus Senecio but has since been reclassified as Curio thanks to its elongated succulent leaves and lack of ray florets. You'll still find this plant called Senecio Mount Everest, Skyscraper Senecio and Blue Chalksticks Senecio.
Everest by name, not by nature. Don't let the name concern you - this compact succulent will only grow to a maximum height of 40-50cm.
Watch me bloom! More mature plants will grow dainty white flowers from the ends of the stems during the summer months.