Family: Crassulaceae
Scientific Name: Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
Common Name: Paddle Plant, Desert Cabbage, Dog Tongue Plant
| Description | A succulent plant that can be grown as a House Plant or outdoors in the garden. |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b-12 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade, foliage color best in full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | tolerates temperatures down to 25-30 degrees F |
| Leaves | rosettes of thick leaves, greenish-silver to light green, bands of pink to red along the margins of the leaves |
| Dimensions | can reach 3 feet in optimum growing conditions |
| Maintenance | pinch to keep it bushy |
| Propagation | seed, leaf or stem cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to the Cape Providence area of South Africa. |
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