The homeland of kalanchoe — Africa and Madagascar. The plant belongs to family houseleek family, it has fleshy leaves which are capable to reserve moisture, as well as other succulents. However, among fans of room floriculture of kalanchoe it is popular not only for decorative foliage, this fine plant with attractive flowers which blossom in the winter. And some types to all other also have medicinal properties.
Blossfeld's kalanchoe
The look, most widespread in culture — Blossfeld's kalanchoe. This plant with the branching stalks and the extended roundish fleshy leaves. The size its small, in the diameter and in height of kalanchoe of Blossfild reaches only 30 cm.
Among flower growers it is especially appreciated beautiful blossoming. Small terry flowers of red, yellow or orange color are collected in inflorescences which crown plant stalk.
Kalanchoe Kalandiva
The kalanchoe Kalandiva is hybrid of kalanchoe of Blossfeld. Blossoming of this look is much more long (up to six months) and is more abundant. The cap of small bright terry flowers covers plant also in the winter on condition of the correct leaving. To achieve repeated blossoming, it is necessary to form bush. Cut off the extended escapes at once after the plant fades. They can be implanted in water and to receive new copies.
Daygremont's kalanchoe
The unusual plant of kalanchoe of Daygremont is "viviparous" succulent. It has straight line, not branching stalk covered with the extended leaves of triangular shape with cloves at the edges. On each of such teeth the new tiny plant (so-called vyvodkovy kidney) with leaves and air backs grows. It is very simple to multiply Daygremont's kalanchoe, thanks to these affiliated rastenyitsa, to separate kidney enough and to put it on the surface of substrate. The succulent will take roots soon and will begin to grow.
Mangus's kalanchoe
Mangus's kalanchoe is resembled by Daygremonta, difference between these types superficially that the last blossoms at the beginning of spring small flowers. After the end of blossoming the escapes are recommended to be truncated. The succulent will very quickly increase green material and will continue development.
Kalanchoe sectioned
Unusual foliage at kalanchoe sectioned, as well as at other types it juicy and fleshy, however they are strongly cut thanks to what in the people this type of kalanchoe is called "cervine horns". With age it becomes more decorative.
Kalanchoe trubchatotsvetkovy
This look lives in the nature on the island of Madagascar. It is semi-bush height reaching 70 cm. It has extended long leaves with set of vyvodkovy kidneys. The plant blossoms it is abundant. Flowers quite large, tubular form. Besides, they have huge variety of colourings of shades from white, to violet and dark lilac.