Gardeners: My succulent's babies :-)

[mani]

I found this in the garden..

I've taken a picture of it sitting on top of one of the leaves that produced the 'babies', and another with the 'mother leaf' on it's own, sitting amongst the greenery of the garden.

I just thought it was so pretty:

succulent babies.jpg

• mani
• May 14, 2014

succulent babies2.jpg

• mani
• May 14, 2014

 

[Winchester]

Oh, that's so pretty! What is its name?

 

[pushylady]

It's cool how they do that! What are you going to do with it?

 

[mani]

 
Oh, that's so pretty! What is its name?

I don't know!  And I can't find a picture on the net to compare it to.  Tomorrow I'll go out and take a photo of the whole plant, to see if anyone else knows.

It's cool how they do that! What are you going to do with it?

Each little 'baby' will just drop off and form another plant.

I have heaps of them in the garden, so I'll probably put the babies in tiny little pots and give them to friends and  students.

 

[kittywhiskers]

How pretty. Will the flowers grow into new plants or just die off?

 

[kittywhiskers]

Oops a bit slow with my post. I see you have already answered my question.:lol3:

 

[natalie_ca]

It's called "Mother of Thousands".

Botanical Name: Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Here is how you care for them:

http://www.guide-to-houseplants.com/mother-of-thousands.html

https://suite.io/arlene-marturano/5tkc27t

 
Kalanchoe has another survival tactic: poisons. The plant stem, leaves, roots, and especially the flowers contain cardiac glycosides which are toxic if ingested by humans, pets, and livestock.

 

[mani]

OK, I've done my research. They're the same family @Natalie_ca, but these are kalanchoe fedtschenkoi (lavender scallops)

They don't take much care as I have very sandy soil and they love that.  You can really only kill them with kindness! If you keep them small they're a very beautiful succulent. 

I do know that they can become a nuisance, but they are very easily removed - very shallow roots.  I tend to compost what I remove so that they don't end up at the tip and spread their little hearts out.

lavendar.jpg

• mani
• May 14, 2014

 

[kathyfromcanada]

How beautiful and unique.