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Mokolodi Nurseries - Mother of thousands

Native to Madagascar, the Mother of
Thousands plant, or Kalanchoe
daigremontiana is an amazing foliage plant,
and flowers in winter. Planted en masse
the blooms of this plant can look
incredible, and they are long-lasting too.

Kalanchoe daigremontiana has small plantlets
develop on the tips of leaves, and drop into
any nearby soil, which make these plants
potentially invasive, but exceptionally easy to
propagate. If you plant them into pots you
will be rewarded with gorgeous flowers without
the headache of weeding the plantlets out.
Other Kalanchoe species like K. beharensis, K.
longiflora, K. orgyalis, K. tomentosa and K. thyrsiflora
are also great choices, and available at
Mokolodi nurseries.

Kalanchoe species are succulent and very water-wise, they need plenty of light, but in the
hotter months, place the plant in indirect sunlight if the leaves are getting burnt.
by SC (Pic below: Pixabay; Opposite page photographs by Karin Duthie)

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