Kalanchoe prolifera
Eternal Life Plant
Kalanchoe prolifera is a fast growing plant with unbranched stems holding green leaves in pairs, with purple coloured petioles and leaf margins. After several years, the stem is topped with a 1m tall panicle of greenish orange flowers in late winter. It dies after flowering but many new plantlets form and the plant will often sucker.
Contributed by @lovestogarden
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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
Eternal Life Plant
Latin name
Kalanchoe prolifera
type
Succulent
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
0.50 M
1.30 M
Kalanchoe prolifera
Kalanchoe prolifera is a fast growing plant with unbranched stems holding green leaves in pairs, with purple coloured petioles and leaf margins. After several years, the stem is topped with a 1m tall panicle of greenish orange flowers in late winter. It dies after flowering but many new plantlets form and the plant will often sucker.
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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