Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to very little. Has proven hardy to around 28° F and likely is tolerant to temperatures slightly below this. This is an interesting gray groundcover that has unique flattened foliage, but otherwise is similar to the other groundcover Senecio.

Senecio archeri comes from the winter rainfall south-western parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa where it occurs in rocky areas. Its currently correct name is Curio archeri and is closely related to String of Tears, Curio citriformis, which occurs in the Little Karoo to the north, as well as to Curio crassulifolius and Curio repens (syn. Senecio serpens).

The genus name Curio means "to lean" in reference to several related species with a leaning or decumbent habit. The specific epithet honors the Australian botanist and botanical illustrator Willian Archer. This plant has also previously been called Senecio toxotis and it can still be found in some references under this name. This epithet reportedly comes from the plant having toxic properties and it has also been erroneously mislabeled by European nurseries as Senecio aizoides. Though the most recent treatment has this plant and its relatives as being in the genus Curio, until such time as this gets wider recognition, we continue to list them all in the genus Senecio. We thank John Bleck for sharing this plant with us. 

This information about Senecio archeri displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.