Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
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Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
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Number of Varieties
11756
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
Mountains, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-2
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Rose, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
breathing problems, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
PENSTEMON barbatus
Common Name
Kalanchoe
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
In Hindi
Kalanchoe
Beardlip Penstemon
In German
Kalanchoe
Beardlip Penstemon
In French
Kalanchoe
penstemon beardlip
In Spanish
Kalanchoe
penstemon beardlip
In Greek
Kalanchoe
beardlip penstemon
In Portuguese
Kalanchoe
penstemon beardlip
In Polish
Kalanchoe
beardlip penstemon
In Latin
Kalanchoe
Birdlip penstemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Kalanchoe
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11740
1
27800
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