Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical dry forest
Range: Madagascar
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

A compact succulent houseplant native to Madagascar, beloved for its long-lasting clusters of vivid flowers in red, orange, yellow, or pink. It blooms in response to short days — florists trigger flowering year-round by keeping plants in darkness for several weeks.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana