Botanical Name: Kalanchoe pumila
Common Name: Flour dust plant; Pink kalanchoe
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape trailing, spreading succulent with dusty-gray leaves and pink flowers held above the foliage
Height to 8"
Spread to 1'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial shade to full sun
Soil prefers a well-drained soil; sandy, well-drained soil mix
Hardiness tender (zones 17, 18, 21-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, to 1-1/2" long, 3/4" across; outer margins strongly crenate; leaves are grayish pink – turning purplish in cold
Flowers terminal cymes of a few pink to lilac flowers ½" across; blooms in winter to early spring
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings any time
 
Usage:
excellent container plant grown for flowers and foliage; good in succulent areas as a tumbling groundcover
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average water; not especially drought tolerant in pots; use in well-drained soils where roots can dry between waterings
Fertilizing slow-release in spring
Pruning pinch back after blooming to induce bushiness
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Madagascar
Family: Crassulaceae

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