Mother-of millions

Description:

Mother-of millions (Bryophyllum spp.) is a native plant of Madagascar. Its beautiful flowers have made it a popular garden plant in eastern Australia, especially in the drier, inland areas. Unfortunately, mother-of-millions is highly toxic to stock!

Habitat:

Mother-of millions is well named. Each plant produces thousands of plantlets which detach to form new plants. This close-up of an actively-growing young plant shows the reproductive potential of a just one plant. A succulent, and drought-tolerant, most of these plant parts will survive.