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Succulents Partly documented

Kalanchoe peltata

A scrambling Kalanchoe from the humid highlands of Madagascar, with peltate leaves. Unlike desert Kalanchoes it lives in cool, wet, very humid montane country with heavy summer rain, so it needs more water and gentler light.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published on its habitat. Records are from humid montane areas of the central and northern highlands, where scrambling Kalanchoes grow on rocks, banks and forest edges.

Recorded at 800–2850 m, median 1150 m (67 records).

MadagascarCentral HighlandsTsaratanana Massif

🔒 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.