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Succulents Partly documented

Kalanchoe brachyloba

A tall, grey-green succulent Kalanchoe of southern African savanna, recorded mostly from South Africa with outliers in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. It wants hot, sunny summers with rain and a cool, dry winter, much like other bushveld Kalanchoe.

Kalanchoe brachyloba
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Genus pattern for southern African Kalanchoe: rocky slopes, outcrops and open bushveld or grassland, in sun or light shade of shrubs; no species-specific habitat notes were found.

Few records carry an elevation; the summer-rainfall savanna it grows in lies mostly between about 500 and 1,500 m.

South AfricaNamibiaBotswanaZimbabweEswatiniZambiaAngola

🔒 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-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.