They may be green or purple-grey with a waxy coating or even fuzzy depending on the species. Some species are toothed, others scalloped, others entire. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Leaf Color: Gray/Silver Green Pink Purple/Lavender Red/Burgundy Variegated Leaf Feel: Fleshy Smooth Velvety Waxy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Rosulate Leaf Shape: Elliptical Lanceolate Orbicular Ovate Leaf Margin: Crenate Dentate Hairs Present: No Leaf Description: Leaves are opposite, simple, fleshy, succulent, and flattened.Inflorescence is a panicle of cymes or an umbel. They can be colored in ranges of red to yellow, pink to white and have a sticky gland. Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Orange Pink Purple/Lavender Red/Burgundy White Flower Inflorescence: Cyme Panicle Umbel Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Shape: Bell Tubular Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Size: Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: High Organic Matter Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Dry Very Dry USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Houseplant Perennial Succulent Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Erect Maintenance: Low Medium.Attributes: Genus: Kalanchoe Family: Crassulaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: Africa, Asia.Tags: #purple #evergreen #showy flowers #full sun tolerant #houseplant #drought tolerant #succulent #purple flowers #pink flowers #red flowers #yellow flowers #orange flowers #interiorscape #herbaceous perennials #rock garden #fantz #dry soils tolerant #partial shade tolerant #problem for cats #problem for dogs #tropical feel #container plant #hsc #hsc-s #perennial Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for " Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Mealy bugs, aphids and brown scale are the most common insect pests Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Root rot can occur with overwatering. Powdery mildew can occur. Flowers are salverform, have 4 petals, and are in cymes to umbels.Leaves are succulent, flattened, and toothed.blossfeldiana has glossy green, oblong-ovate leaves with showy clusters or red, orange, pink, or yellow flowers. tomentosa, related to Kalanchoe, has oblong, fuzzy, silver leaves tipped in red-brown and rarely yellow-green flowers. This plant has pest and disease problems. Being a succulent, they tolerate drought well once established. They are also grown as a specialty desert-type plant and for temporary color. They can be planted in a container that is brought in over the winter. Outside of the tropics, this plant prefers interior sites with high light, dry soil, and low relative humidity. Some species of Kalanchoe are viviparous and produce plantlets at leaf edges. Toothed succulent leaves, thick branched stems, and cymose inflorescences are key ID features. It is prized for its long-lasting colorful flowers and its interesting, succulent foliage. This plant can be grown as a shrub, herb, or climber. See below DescriptionĪ genus of tropical, perennial succulents native to Africa and Asia, with showy flowers in the Crassulaceae family. We are not responsible for the plants health 24 hours after delivery.Phonetic Spelling kal-un-KOH-ee This plant has low severity poison characteristics. If damages occur during shipment, please contact us immediately. Please visit the seed sections of our shop for options if you reside in those states. This shop cannot ship live plants to Florida, Arizona, California, or Hawaii. If any irreparable damages occur during shipping, please reach out to us within 24 hours of delivery so we can find a resolution. This plant is available in multiple sizes, and is shipped in the respective container that it is pictured in above. This plant is unreasonably easy to grow, withstanding incredible periods of drought and the ability to root from anywhere- so you can consider this plant successfully planted even if you flip it completely upside down (I do not recommend but it does work). Devils Backbone is a succulent plant native to Madagascar, and Its unusually-shaped leaves have granted it other monikers like “alligator plant” and “mother of thousands.” It reproduces via the “plantlets” that grow along the edge of its leaves.
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