Big Momma Kalanchoe

Description:

Also known at Kalanchoe HBG 73004, from Huntington Botanic Gardens' distribution. Upright stout short trunks support thick upturned pearly surfaced fleshy leaves (so wide as to be nearly round in outline), each heavily ringed by a margin of cute baby plantlets--every kid needs one. Perhaps the most architecturally pleasing of this category as the foliage is both very compact and very heavily laden with offspring.

Habitat:

Originally from South Africa the Kalamchoe laetivirens, full sun and dry conditions are what these plants thrive in. All you need to do is sprinkle them on dry sandy soil, put in bright light, water very lightly until the plant is established. They root very fast and easily.

Notes:

In traditional medicine, Kalanchoe species have been used to treat ailments such as infections, rheumatism and inflammation. Kalanchoe extracts also have immunosuppressive effects. Kalanchoe pinnata has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension.