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Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier (variegated)
| Family Name: | Crassulaceae |
| Common Name: | Variegated Lavender Scallops, Variegated South American Air Plant |
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Succulent Plant |
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Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Succulent plant growing up to 0.3-0.6 m tall. |
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| Foliage | Smooth, fleshy leaves are obovate (wider near the tip than the base) with a scalloped leaf margin. Leaf blade is bluish green with a cream-coloured margin tinted with purplish pink (especially along the very edge of the leaf). |
| Flowers | Pink, tubular flowers have 4 orange, rounded lobes and droop downwards from a spike inflorescence. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Foliage |
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| Landscape Uses | Groundcover, Interiorscape/ Indoor Plant, Container Planting |
| Thematic Landscaping | Rockery / Desert Garden |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
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| Water Preference | Little Water |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Stem Cutting |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green - Bluish Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Oblong) |
| Foliar Margin | Scalloped |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Rounded |
| Foliar Base | Cuneate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Orange, Pink |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Flower Symmetry | Radial |
| Individual Flower Shape | Campaulate / Bell-shaped |
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Others
| Master ID | 31730 |
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| Species ID | 6129 |
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