Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Kalanchoe
Specie: K. manginii
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Kalanchoe, Palm Beach Bells
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Crassulaceae
Name in English: Orpine Family
The Plant
Origin: Africa and Madagascar
Growth Habit: spreading, perennial, succulent
Flower: red-tubular urn-shaped, in loose clusters above leaves.
Blooming Period: spring
Leaf: obovate, to ovate-spoon shaped, mid -green
Usage:
garden bed , container, indoor plant, also cut flower (short)
Care and Handling
Soil: standard potting
Amount of water: moist -well drained soil, moderate watering
Nutrition: In growing season feed balanced fertilizer, 2-3 times
Special handling: full to partial sun
Special feature/remarks:
Professional growers force Kalanchoe to bloom all year.