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Succulents Partly documented

Kalanchoe scandens

A scrambling, climbing Kalanchoe from lowland Madagascar that clambers through shrubs in dry forest and thicket. Give it warmth, bright light, something to lean on, and a drier cool season.

Kalanchoe scandens
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Grows as a scandent succulent through shrubs and small trees in lowland dry to semi-humid forest and thicket; generalised partly from related Madagascan Kalanchoe.

Recorded from 0 to 900 m, median 100 m; mainly lowland.

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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.