Kalanchoe Nyikae syn. Kalanchoe hemsleyana
Shovel Leaf Kalanchoe
'Shovel Leaf', the pearly-blue fleshy leaves are so sculptured that the basal end is up-turned to form a scoop; red rimmed in high light. Rosy green flowers impossible to accurately define. Eventually can be exhaused by the effort producing the inflorescence--be sure you have more propagated when you spy the bloom stalk being formed. Strikingly beautiful in structural form and in delicate mother of pearl color tones. (from Glasshouse Works)
Contributed by @burtnayd
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Shovel Leaf Kalanchoe
Latin name
Kalanchoe Nyikae syn. Kalanchoe hemsleyana
type
Succulent
family
Crassulaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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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
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.25 M
Kalanchoe Nyikae syn. Kalanchoe hemsleyana
'Shovel Leaf', the pearly-blue fleshy leaves are so sculptured that the basal end is up-turned to form a scoop; red rimmed in high light. Rosy green flowers impossible to accurately define. Eventually can be exhaused by the effort producing the inflorescence--be sure you have more propagated when you spy the bloom stalk being formed. Strikingly beautiful in structural form and in delicate mother of pearl color tones. (from Glasshouse Works)
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Use a cacti and succulent potting mix, or your own mix which drains easily (part sand). The panda plant is a slow grower which will only need re-potting once every 2 years and then less once it matures.
Propogation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Leaf cuttings can be taken and planted in new soil during spring. Give the leaf cutting a week of drying out before re-potting, then you can expect them to begin rooting within 4 weeks.
burtnayd