Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial, Shrubs
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
Madagascar
Australia, South America
Types
Kalanchoe tomentosa
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Number of Varieties
1000
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40000
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Habitat
Hot climate regions, Temperate Regions
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm9.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Sandy, Well drained
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Rooted stem cutting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
-
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mosquitos
Birds
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Chest pain, Ear ache, Fever, Headache, Laxative, Leprosy, Small pox, Stomach spasms, Strengthen gums, Treating fever, Wounds
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
-
Botanical Name
KALANCHOE
Sambucus nigra
Common Name
Kalanchoe Panda Plant, Panda Plant, Pussy Ears, Chocolate Soldier, Cocoon Plant, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Plush Plant, White Lady, Panda-Bear Plant, Kalanchoe
Elderberry
In Hindi
पांडा संयंत्र
Elderberry
In German
Panda -Anlage
Holunderbeere
In French
installation de Panda
Sureau
In Spanish
planta de Panda
Saúco
In Greek
φυτό Panda
Elderberry
In Portuguese
planta Panda
Sabugueiro
In Polish
Panda roślin
Bez czarny
In Latin
Panda herba
Elderberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Dipsacales
Family
Crassulaceae
Adoxaceae
Genus
Widow's-thrill
Sambucus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Kalanchoeae
-
Subfamily
Sedoideae
-
Number of Species
12530
1
27800
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