Kalanchoe Alticola
Kalanchoe 'Alticola'
According to B. Descoings in IHSP, 2003: Greyish perennials to 25 cm tall, completely glabrous, rooting and branching at the base. http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=68&aaID=2&aiID=A&aID=3672 This is a slow growing succulent tree-like shrub which typically grows to about 1.5m tall with an equal spread. It has thick stems that hold large, undulated and folded, olive-green, slightly-triangular leaves covered in soft brown hairs that gives the leaves a soft, velvety texture. Once mature, it produces small yellow flowers in winter. The perennial Kalanchoes are cultivated as houseplants or rock or succulent garden plants. They have low water requirements, a wide variety of colours and are easy to propagate. New plants develop vegetatively as bulbils. These young plants eventually drop off and take root.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Kalanchoe 'Alticola'
Latin name
Kalanchoe Alticola
type
Perennial
family
Crassulaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Kalanchoe Alticola
According to B. Descoings in IHSP, 2003: Greyish perennials to 25 cm tall, completely glabrous, rooting and branching at the base. http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=68&aaID=2&aiID=A&aID=3672 This is a slow growing succulent tree-like shrub which typically grows to about 1.5m tall with an equal spread. It has thick stems that hold large, undulated and folded, olive-green, slightly-triangular leaves covered in soft brown hairs that gives the leaves a soft, velvety texture. Once mature, it produces small yellow flowers in winter. The perennial Kalanchoes are cultivated as houseplants or rock or succulent garden plants. They have low water requirements, a wide variety of colours and are easy to propagate. New plants develop vegetatively as bulbils. These young plants eventually drop off and take root.
Propogation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Easily propagated by a single leaf. Place a healthy leaf on top of the soil and watch it grow.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
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.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Many people choose to throw out the plant after it is done flowering, but it can re-bloom with a bit of time and patience. Cut off the flowering head and let the plant rest for about a month. Then give it at least 12-14 hours of continuous darkness followed by 10 hours of bright light for 6 weeks to develop buds. Reduce the watering and feeding during this time. Once the buds have formed, the plant can resume its normal light conditions.
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