You ’ll find kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe blossfeldiana ) , a brightly colored houseplant , for sales agreement during the belated wintertime and early spring . This popular potted succulent needs very little aid . Its sullen - green , scollop , waxy leavesset off clusters of little flowers in a range of colouring . The kalanchoe in the beginning is from Madagascar . It prefer full sun ( though it will permit shining light ) and a well - drained potting soil . Because kalanchoe is a succulent , water only when the soil is dry to the touch . Too much water will rot the plant . Kalanchoe can grow in USDA hardiness zones 10 and 11 , but anywhere ice chest it must remain a houseplant .

Red and Magenta

reddened kalanchoe varieties include Arjuno ( loss ) , Kawi ( rose red ) , Nemo ( dark red ) and Zion ( orange red ) . Magenta varieties let in Pellinore ( fuchsia ) , Mount Rushmore ( purple garden pink ) and Bromo ( violet ) .

Orange

Orange varieties admit Carmen ( orange ) , Klabat ( orangish with a yellow eye ) , Patty ( orange pink ) and Zion ( orange red ) .

Pink

pinkish varieties include Brava ( pink ) , Keruna ( light garden pink ) , Nadia ( salmon ) and Shasta ( light garden pink ) .

Yellow

jaundiced diverseness include Beta ( sensationalistic ) , Riet ( halcyon yellow ) , Runa ( scandalmongering ) , Milos ( yellow - Orange River ) , and Yellow Josefine ( yellow ) .

White

blank varieties include Sig , Simone and Snowdon .

Transplant Kalanchoe

Prepare a prime bed or pockets in a rock garden that pick up full sun with afternoon shade and has sandy soil . pop music transplants out of their nursery packs in later crepuscle or early wintertime when temperatures are not wait to flatten below 40 academic degree Fahrenheit . Kalanchoe bloom for about six weeks , then rest until actuate to blossom by wintertime ’s cycle of short days and foresighted nights . Slide your bridge player over the top of the potted kalanchoe with your fingers separate around the central stem of the plant and your hand against the rim of the pot . Turn the pot on its side lightly and displume back the commode . anthesis kalanchoes grow comparatively lento and do not often need repotting . Fill a terracotta pot 2 inches larger in diameter than its current pot with pebble and a grunge mix intend for potting cacti . Pinch off any dark dark-brown or black mushy roots . steady soil around the pot and piss well . Place the pot in a sunny windowpane where it can receive at least four time of day of lineal sunshine each day .

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