Please can anyone identify this plant. I live in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia but it was taken from a cutting where it was growing south of Sydney. I think it is a succulent? It is very hardy and easy to propagate.
from what i can see, the leaves look like 'mother of thousands' aka kalanchoe daigremontiana. a better pic of the leaves would be helpful. the flowers aren't fully open yet -please post another pic when they are. this plant usually creates 'babies' on the edges of the leaves - thus, the 'mother of thousands' moniker. if it's making little plants on the edges of the leaves, then, the id would be correct.
Hi, I thank you for your reply but no it is not kalanchoe daigremontiana. The flowers are actually fully open in the photo (lantern shaped flowers) and they do not have anything on the edges of the leaves. I googled the name you gave me and it doesn't look anything like my plant. The leaves are a similar shape but do not have the small prickly formations on them like they do on the kalachoe daigremontiana. I do appreciate your help with this though. Anyone else help? Kind Regards
Welcome Greenfinger09. It would be helpful if you could add a pic of the whole plant, and a leaf, to give a better idea of scale etc. Thanks Please can you check the flowers. I believe they must open further to allow insects in to pollinate them. Do they by any chance look like this? Kalanchoe pinnata.... possibly? http://www.nybg.org/bsci/belize/Kalanchoe_pinnata_1.jpg http://images.google.com/imgres?img...n-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&sa=N&um=1 If you scroll to bottom of 2nd link there are lots of really good pics.
I have attached another photo which may? be a little clearer. I think you are right SS it is a Kalanchoe pinnata. The flowers do actually open further but this photo was taken before that happened. Thanks for all your help SS and Joclyn.
Thank you for the extra pic. An interesting plant. This site lists as....Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/species/kalpin.htm While this site says it is used to treat leg ulcers Quote...... "Kalanchoe pinnata Pers. (syns Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb., Bryophyllum pinnatum Oken, Cotyledon pinnata Lam.) Air Plant, Curtain Plant, Floppers, Life Plant, Mexican Love-Plant, Miracle-Leaf In a text on Indian materia medica, Nadkarni (1976) noted that the leaves of Kalanchoe pinnata are used in the same way as those of Kalanchoe laciniata DC. (see above). He noted also that the leaves of Bryophyllum calycinum are applied to wounds, boils, and the bites of insects. Bershtein (1972) reported on the use of the juice of Kalanchoe pinnata for the treatment of leg ulcers" http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/BotDermFolder/CRAS.html
