Identification: Please Identify this plant

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by tf5555, Feb 11, 2006.

  1. tf5555

    tf5555 Member

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    Please help me identify this plant. It blooms nice tiny red flowers in spring. And I have had good luck propogating it by just rooting in water. But I really would like to know what to call it when I share it with people. Thanks for your help. TF
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Kalanchoe.
     
  3. natasha the plantdoctor

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    Hmm this does not look like Kalanchoe to me. I have one and the leaves are very furry, but maybe this could be a cousin?
     
  4. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yes there are many types of Kalanchoe. This looks like the one commonly sold in the florist trade. Did the flowers look like this - Kalanchoe blossfeldiana cv.

    Here is a page on care:
    http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week340.shtml

    They bloom in winter when the days shorten. You can force them into bloom by keeping them in darkness for at least 14 hours (uninterupted, total darkness). That's why they are so popular in the industry, easy to bring into bloom.
     

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