How to tend a Bryophyllum pinnatum
Also known as: Vereia pinnata (Lam.) Spreng., Bryophyllum calcicola (H.Perrier) V.V.Byalt, Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb., Bryophyllum germinans Blanco, Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken, Cotyledon calycina Roth, Cotyledon calyculata Sol. ex Sims, Cotyledon pinnata Lam., Cotyledon rhizophylla Roxb., Crassula pinnata (Lam.) L.f., Crassuvia floripendia Comm. ex Lam., Kalanchoe pinnata var. brevicalyx Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier, Kalanchoe calcicola (H.Perrier) Boiteau, Kalanchoe brevicalyx (Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier) Boiteau, Sedum madagascariense Clus., Crassuvia floripenula Comm., Kalanchoe pinnata var. floripendula Pers., Cotyledon calyculata Solander, Kalanchoe pinnata var. calcicola H.Perrier
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Resistant to drought, keep soil moist, water thoroughly when soil is dry
Sunlight
Like adequate sunlight no apparent period of dormancy
Soil
Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 1-2 months
Pruning
Remove dead and rotten part timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Africa
- Category
- Crassulaceae, Kalanchoe
- Size
- Diameter 3-15 cm, height 5-20 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, orange red flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, when sunny leaf edges turning to pale pink
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