Kalanchoe beauverdiiRaym.-Hamet
Beauverd ’s Widow’s - boot , Sotre - Sotry
Bryophyllum beauverdii , Kalanchoe beauverdiivar.beauverdii
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : KalanchoeaeGenus : Kalanchoe
The specific epithet " beauverdii(bow - VER - dee - middle ) " reward the Swiss botanistGustave Beauverd(1867–1942 ) .
Kalanchoe beauverdiiis aboriginal to the dry shrubland forests of southern and southwesternMadagascar . It grows at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,790 feet ( 850 m ) .
Kalanchoe beauverdiiis a succulent mounter with slender stems that endure green leave streaked with purpleness and usually with a waxy bloom of youth . The stalk are prolifically separate , woody - wiry below , and grow along the ground or climb with support , reaching up to 16.4 feet ( 5 m ) in distance . The leaf vary in chassis and sizing , ranging from linear , narrowly spatulate , spearhead-shaped , ovate to oblong , sometimes trilobate - hastate . They hold in wide opposite pairs alternate 90 degrees from the last brace , value up to 4.4 inches ( 11 cm ) long and 1.6 in ( 4 cm ) widely , and have legion easily detach bulbils on the tooth .
During winter and outflow , Kalanchoe beauverdiiproduces pale green to greyish - green flower streaked with ruby - purple . The bell - shape flowers flow downwards in concluding clusters .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° light speed ) .
Kalanchoecare is minimum , but be cautious about faint levels . acute sunlight can burn the tips of the leaves . When grow Kalanchoes , position pots in partial sunlight to light tincture areas .
The flowering assortment are highly rewarding for their colourful and long - lasting flowers . They prefer bright , gay location , peculiarly in the growing season . Water reasonably from fall to winter when the growth is most active . Reduce tearing during the hottest summertime months when the plants are mostly dormant and wintertime when the growth slow up significantly . allow the soil airfoil dry out between waterings . check the fleshy leave for signs of weewee distress . An ordinarypotting grime mixis fine . Feedbi - weekly during the growing season with a liquid fertilizer , or use slow - discharge shot .
These small plants expect repotting every few twelvemonth . When repotting , take extra tutelage in manipulation , as the leafage are somewhat brittle and can snap easily . the Great Compromiser pots work exceptionally well for plantingKalanchoes . assure crapper enfeeble well and disc empty easily .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Kalanchoe .
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