Description

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a glabrous, bushy, evergreen and perennial succulent plant.
It has a round habit and a moderate plant density; its growth rate has been described as ‘slow’. The plant has green,shiny and textured glossy foliage which stays green all year round.The scallop-edged and ovate leaves are arranged in an opposite/subopposite fashion, are simple in type with crenate margins and an oblong shape.The arrangement of the veins in a leaf (venation) can be absent or very hard to see.each flower has four petals and can be one of a wide variety of colours, from the dark reds and pinks to oranges, golds and whites. K. blossfeldiana is a short-day plant, meaning that its blooming cycle is regulated by the amount of sunlight it receives each day. The plant will bloom when it is receiving approximately 10 hours of daylight and 14 hours of darkness for 6-8 weeks.The ovary is tetracarpellary and apocarpous while stamens are four in number and are epipetalous.Parts of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana are poisonous if ingested.