Kalanchoe humilis - Succulent Plant

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Description

This Kalanchoe is a large succulent shrub. Its green leaves are variegated with purple or maroon spots. It shows off its colors best in full sun. Watch for purple flowers in the summer.

Constituents:
Kalanchoe humilis - Succulent Plant- 1
3 inch (8 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)- 1
3.3 inch (8 cm) Square Plastic Planter with Rounded Edges (Black)- 1

Rosettes: Open with leaves crowded at stem apexes the lower spreading, the upper suberect.
Stem: 2-10 cm long (up to 20 cm in cultivation) arising from a woody base up to 1 cm thick, unbranched, or with few branches, purple or slightly glaucous.
Leaves: Subsessile, about 3-13 cm, long, 2-6 cm wide, completely glabrous, grey-green with a slight glaucous bloom on both sides, strongly marked with maroon spots and stripes, decussate, fleshy, rigid, obovate often sub truncate at the top margins entire or sometimes obtusely crenate towards the apex, cuneate below. The leaves are soon lost from the lower parts of the plant.

Blooming season: Mid-summer.

Plant Specifications

Plant Height	12 inch (30.5 cm)
Plant Spread	4 inch (10 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

Common Name	Spotted Kalanchoe, Penwiper, Penwiper Plant, Baby Penwiper, Stipped Kalanchoe
Maximum Reachable Height	Up to 3 feet
Flower Colour	Purple to Green
Bloom Time	Not defined
Difficulty Level	Easy to grow

Planting and care

Keep in a bright sunny location.

Try not to water the leaves, give water to soil only.

Avoid overwatering as the roots may get rot.

Water the plant in a morning, between 8 to 10 am.

Avoid keeping in suffocated areas or in dark room.

While, re-potting or propagating try not to disturb the roots.

Kalanchoe humilis - Succulent Plant Care

Inflorescence: Erect, branched panicle 12-38 cm tall from the center of the rosette, very ample, very floriferous, and with flexuous axis, with a glaucous bloom.
Flowers: Small, erect or horizontal, dull purple to green, not particularly decorative.

Re-pot with the following proportions:3 parts of potting soil,1 part of grit (pumice),1 part of the horticultural-grade sand,1/2 part of the compost etc.

Sunlight	Full sun, partial sun, at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day.
Watering	Low for the rainy season, Moderate for winter, More than moderate for a summer
Soil	Avoid excess organic contents in the soil.
Temperature	Ideal: 22 to 35 degrees C
Fertilizer	No need much. A peat-based compost should not be used.

Kalanchoe humilis - Succulent Plant Special feature

Survivals and growers of the summer.

Kalanchoe humilis - Succulent Plant Uses

Ornamental Use:

Kalanchoe is used as the ornamental plant