kalanchoe

Fleshy-leaved houseplant

Kalanchoe is a genus of succulent plants native to Madagascar and tropical Africa, popular as houseplants for their fleshy leaves and clusters of small, long-lasting flowers.

They thrive with minimal watering and bright light: The kalanchoe on my windowsill bloomed for months.

Pronounced roughly kah-luhn-KOH-ee.

botanical

succulent

Moist and flavorful

stems · cuttings · fleshy · drought-tolerant · perennial · cultivar · variegated · hybridization · watering · potting

ornamental

houseplant

Indoor ornamental greenery

floral · arrangement · centerpiece · windowsill · potted · colorful · bouquet · aesthetic · nursery · flowering

medicinal

herbal

Relating to medicinal plants

therapeutic · poultice · tincture · extract · folk · ethnobotany · anti-inflammatory · burns · naturopathy · curative

Categories
Opposites
plant water requirements

kalanchoewater lily

Aquatic flowering plant

lotus · papyrus · water hyacinth · fern · peace lily

plant structure/morphology

kalanchoecactus

Spiny desert plant

fern · vine · climbing plants · ivy · philodendron

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G