Kalanchoe rotundifolia

A slender, soft succulent subshrub of southern African bushveld, thicket and coastal bush, unusual among kalanchoes for growing in the shade of trees and shrubs. It carries small rounded grey-green leaves and airy panicles of small orange-red flowers in autumn and winter, and it expects a warm wet summer and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows under trees and shrubs in savanna, bushveld, thicket, grassland edges and the Indian Ocean coastal belt, usually in full or partial shade, often on rocky ground.

Records span roughly 150 to 1,750 m, from the Eastern Cape coast to the Highveld around Pretoria.

South AfricaEswatiniNamibiaBotswanaZimbabweMozambiqueTanzaniaSocotra

🔒 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.