Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
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Europe
Types
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
1173
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Ants, Mice
Allergy
breathing problems, sneezing
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects, Very little waste
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Kalanchoe
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
Kalanchoe
चुकंदर
In German
Kalanchoe
Rübe
In French
Kalanchoe
betterave
In Spanish
Kalanchoe
remolacha
In Greek
Kalanchoe
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Kalanchoe
beterraba
In Polish
Kalanchoe
buraczany
In Latin
Kalanchoe
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Rosales
-
Family
Crassulaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Kalanchoe
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11728
1
27800
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