Kalanchoe

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Kalanchoe, commonly called Mother of Thousands, is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the Family Crassulaceae, mainly native to the Old World but with a few species in the New World.

Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, K. beharensis from Madagascar, can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall.

The name is sometimes written "Kalanchoë" to indicate that the final 'e' is pronounced.

Selected species

Kalanchoe arborescens Kalanchoe beauverdii Kalanchoe beharensis Kalanchoe bentii Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Kalanchoe crenata Kalanchoe daigremontiana Kalanchoe delagonensis Kalanchoe eriophylla Kalanchoe farinacea Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Kalanchoe flammea Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri Kalanchoe glaucescens Kalanchoe gracilipes Kalanchoe grandidieri Kalanchoe grandiflora Kalanchoe hildebrantii Kalanchoe jongmansii Kalanchoe laciniata Kalanchoe lateritia Kalanchoe laxiflora Kalanchoe longiflora

Kalanchoe manginii Kalanchoe marmorata Kalanchoe millottii Kalanchoe miniata Kalanchoe nyikae Kalanchoe orgyalis Kalanchoe peltata Kalanchoe petitiana Kalanchoe pinnata Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx Kalanchoe prolifera Kalanchoe pumila Kalanchoe quartiniana Kalanchoe rhombopilosa Kalanchoe rosei Kalanchoe rotundifolia Kalanchoe schizophylla Kalanchoe synsepala Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Kalanchoe tomentosa Kalanchoe tubiflora Kalanchoe uniflora Kalanchoe viguieri

Cultivation and uses

These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or "cactus" garden plants. They are popular because of their ease of propagation, low water requirements, and wide variety of flower colors typically borne in clusters well above the vegetative growth. The "Air plant" Kalanchoe pinnata is a curiosity because new individuals develop vegetatively at indents along the leaf, usually after the leaf has broken off the plant and is lying on the ground, where the new plant can take root.

 

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