Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei

A little-known Kalanchoe from the mountains of northern Madagascar, recorded at 1,280–1,630 m. Unlike the dry-country kalanchoes it lives in humid, cool montane conditions, so treat it as a soft-leaved forest-edge succulent rather than a desert plant.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from montane sites in the far north of Madagascar where cloud and mist are frequent. Published habitat detail is thin; conditions here are built from the measured climate and from related montane Kalanchoe of forest edges and mossy rock.

Records span 1,280–1,630 m (median 1,600 m), cool and humid for a tropical latitude.

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.