Divine Kalanchoe Trailing Plant

Bring some cheer into your home with a kalanchoe.

Kalanchoe trailing plant. Protecting and Pruning Your Kalanchoe Plant 1. The kalanchoe is a genus of plants with 125 species. Plant kalanchoe in an area with plenty of sunlight and a light sandy soil.

They belong to the stonecrop Crassulaceae family which is the same family as the jade plant or money tree. A very versatile easy to care for succulent with small oval-shaped flat green leaves on burgundy stems that burst out with vivid red bell shaped flowers in spring. Or you can prepare the soil medium on your own by mixing 40 to 50 sand with peat moss.

Kalanchoe is an African native that has become a common house guest in North American homes. So darkness should be provided for the plant to bloom. Kalanchoe plants require well-drained soil and mild temperatures of at least 60 F.

Use all-natural insecticide. This succulent houseplant also goes under the monikers of flaming Katy or the florist kalanchoe. Normally the plant needs sunlight but with respect to blooming it is a short-day plant the plant blooms when the days are shorter than 11 hours.

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana are named after Robert Blossfeld who discovered the plant in its native Madagascar. Kalanchoes are the ultimate winter plant whether in garden beds or pots. Kalanchoe Manginii is a succulent perennial belonging to the family Crassulaceae.

The kalanchoe plant blooming season is during the end of winter till late spring. Ideally the plant should experience 14 hours of lightless conditions to promote budding and bloom. Dig a hole deep enough to cover the roots and place kalanchoe plants into the hole.