Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Western Europe
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Types
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Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Number of Varieties
3117
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-6-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
-
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers, Potassium
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Cabbage looper, Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Shallow soil
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
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Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Digestive Problems, sneezing, Swelling in the face
breathing problems, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Weightloss
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Food for insects, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Increase fiber amount, Kidney Stones, Minerals, Weight loss
Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Common Name
Kohlrabi
Kalanchoe
In Hindi
नवलकोल
Kalanchoe
In German
Kohlrabi
Kalanchoe
In French
Chou-rave
Kalanchoe
In Spanish
Brassica oleracea gongyloides
Kalanchoe
In Greek
Kohlrabi
Kalanchoe
In Portuguese
Kohlrabi
Kalanchoe
In Polish
Kalarepa
Kalanchoe
In Latin
Kohlrabi
Kalanchoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Rosales
Family
Brassicaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Brassica
Kalanchoe
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1117
1
27800
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