Family: Crassulaceae

Scientific Name: Kalanchoe beharensis Maltese Cross

Common Name: Kalanchoe Maltese Cross

DescriptionA cultivar of the Velvet leaf plant (K. beharensis) with rippled leaves some of which will turn a bronze-brown color.
Plant TypeAll Plants, Succulents
SunlightIn full sun the plant will have a silver gray color with many leaves turning brown.
Moisturedry out between waterings
Growing Mediawell drained
Leaveslobes, some take on a bronze-brown color and can have a ripple shape, tend to curl in
Stemscan be trained to a single stem, tree-like plant
MaintenanceWill develope a bare stemmed with age. Prune back to produce a fuller plant.
PropagationEasy from tip cuttings, or a new plant can be started from a whole leaf, laid flat on a rooting media.
Native SiteNative to Madagascar.
Author's NotesI purchased this plant at a local garden center and the checkout girl said "what a funky plant".
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