Crassulaceae FAMILY

Kalanchoe prolifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

Plants can tolerate temperatures down to around 0°c^[1]. Prefers a position in light shade^[1]. The plant spreads by means of underground stolons. In addition, young plantlets frequently develop at the bases of the pedicels and from the marginal crenations and the midrib of the leaflets (either still attached to the plant or not). A single leaf can give birth to as many as 50 plantlets, which soon fall off and may be distributed by rain-wash. The plant can be invasive^{[1, 2]}.

Propagation

Seed - Bulbils that are produced after the flowers^[1]. Division of underground stolons^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Kalanchoe+prolifera>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[1]Desert Tropicals — http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ ↩︎The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
[2]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
[3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[4]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.