Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial, Shrubs
Ornamental Plants
Origin
Madagascar
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Kalanchoe tomentosa
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Number of Varieties
1002
0
40000
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Habitat
Hot climate regions, Temperate Regions
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Globe shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Rooted stem cutting
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Drought Tolerant
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mosquitos
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
KALANCHOE
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Kalanchoe Panda Plant, Panda Plant, Pussy Ears, Chocolate Soldier, Cocoon Plant, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Plush Plant, White Lady, Panda-Bear Plant, Kalanchoe
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
पांडा संयंत्र
Sina
In German
Panda -Anlage
Sina
In French
installation de Panda
Sina
In Spanish
planta de Panda
Sina
In Greek
φυτό Panda
Sina
In Portuguese
planta Panda
Sina
In Polish
Panda roślin
Sina
In Latin
Panda herba
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Caryophyllales
Family
Crassulaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Widow's-thrill
Stenocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Kalanchoeae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Sedoideae
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
125-
1
27800
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