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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Kalanchoe deficiens

A succulent Kalanchoe from the mountains of southwestern Arabia, with fleshy glaucous leaves and pink to red flowers. It wants bright sun, a gritty mix and warm, dry conditions, with water mostly in the warm season.

Kalanchoe deficiens
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Rocky slopes and escarpments in dry open bushland of the Arabian mountains; generalised from the genus and the region, not from site records.

No wild records with elevation; the species is usually reported from the Yemen and Asir highlands rather than the coastal plain.

Saudi ArabiaYemen

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.