Kalanchoes : Low maintenance succulent with cheery blooms!

Flowering kalanchoes are staples of the holiday and florist trade, with their cheery clusters of blooms on compact, upright plants sure to brighten your windowsill. You could see the colorful, happy flower clusters of flowering Kalanchoe. A cousin to the Jade plant, flowering Kalanchoe is a fairly low-maintenance succulent house plant.

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Flower heads on kalanchoe blossom in bright oranges, pinks, yellow, red, and white on a compact, upright plant about 6-12 inches tall. The flowers last several months, and the green plants are pretty year-round.

The deep green, scalloped leaves of the kalanchoe are just as attractive as the flowers. The sculpted foliage persists after bloom and provides for a handsome plant. The starry flowers are long lasting and bloom in winter to spring.

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Kalanchoes need lots of light, preferably a south-facing window in winter and bright indirect light (or east/west window) in summer. If your Kalanchoe plant is looking leggy and thin, it probably isn’t getting enough light.

Kalanchoe plants do best in a well-draining potting mix designed for cacti and succulents, or stir in plenty of perlite or sand to improve drainage.

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Over-watering is the main killer of kalanchoes. Allow your kalanchoe to get dry between waterings. Then water thoroughly until it runs out the bottom, and immediately empty the drainage tray. Never leave the plant sitting in water.

The best temperatures for formation of flowers are 40-45 F. (4-7 C.) at night and 60 F. (16 C.) during the day. Kalanchoe care for plants that have begun to form buds is the same as that for flowering plants.
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While your kalanchoe is blooming, feed it every few weeks with a balanced organic fertilizer. Kalanchoes do well in clay pots, and they must have a drainage tray that can be emptied. They’re small plants that don’t often have to be repotted.

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Guide to Kalanchoe Plants: How to Grow & Care for Them

This succulent houseplant also goes under the monikers of flaming Katy or the florist kalanchoe. They are easy to find, and one of the more popular indoor house plants, thanks to the low maintenance requirements. The kalanchoe comes in a variety of different colors. You can pick up a kalanchoe with orange, red, magenta, pink, or yellow flowers. Around the holidays, the kalanchoes you get at the nursery will be white. With large, green, glossy leaves, the kalanchoe is an attractive and easy-going plant that’s ideal for your indoor garden. Top Tips for Caring for Kalanchoes Your kalanchoe will keep growing as long as you maintain enough nutrients and water to let it thrive. It’s not uncommon for these plants to last six or seven years, but they can get leggy in pots as they get older. Size The pot will give you an idea of the final height of the plant when it flowers. A kalanchoe potted in a 6-inch pot will reach around 12-inches in height. Kalanchoes are available in 2-inch and 4-inch p...

Properties and Uses of Kalanchoe

There are over 150 species of Kalanchoe in the world and several of these have strong medicinal properties , which are why they have been used for centuries for the production of preparations for therapeutic activity. For example, Kalanchoe leaves can be used in traditional medicine to prepare a paste to soothe headaches, or used fresh in case of insect bites, bruises, burns, cuts or abrasions. The decoction always made with the leaves can also be used to soothe the symptoms of coughs, colds and flu. But not all Kalanchoe varieties are created equal . As mentioned there are different types, of which many are still unknown, while others are even toxic. Among the varieties of Kalanchoe considered valid for therapeutic purposes, the Dulce Revoluciòn association includes the following : Kalanchoe Daigremontiana . This variety is characterized by the presence of numerous shoots on the sides of the leaves, which fal...

How to Care for a Kalanchoe Plant

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