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Succulents Partly documented

Kalanchoe lateritia

A low, spreading Kalanchoe of the East African coastal hinterland, from Kenya to Mozambique, with soft, hairy, scalloped leaves and orange-red flowers. It is a warm-growing plant of bushland and rocky ground that likes bright light with some shade and never wants to be cold.

Kalanchoe lateritia
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

By its range and genus, rocky ground and openings in coastal bushland and dry woodland, often partly shaded by shrubs. Habitat notes specific to the species are thin.

Recorded from 50 to 2000 m, median 450 m; most records are lowland coastal Kenya and Tanzania.

KenyaTanzaniaMozambiqueMalawiRwandaZimbabweDR CongoCongo

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.