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Kalanchoe beauverdii

A scrambling, climbing Kalanchoe from southern Madagascar whose thin stems twine through shrubs and hang dark bell-shaped flowers. It makes plantlets on its leaves and is easy in cultivation: bright light, warmth, a free-draining mix, and something to climb or trail from.

Kalanchoe beauverdii
Photo: Ronen Shtein & Gideon F. Smith, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Grows through bushes in the dry spiny thicket and scrub of the south and southwest, from sea level to about 900 m, with its stems supported by shrubs.

0 to 900 m, median 100 m.

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.