Beautiful Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe: A Colorful and Versatile Succulent

Kalanchoe is a genus of succulent plants with colorful flowers that can brighten up any indoor or outdoor space.

The genus is predominantly native to the Old World. Only one species originates from the Americas. 56 are from southern and eastern Africa and 60 species on the island of Madagascar. It is also found in south-eastern Asia and China.

These plants are food plants for caterpillars of the Red Pierrot butterfly. The butterfly lays its eggs on leaves, and after hatching, caterpillars burrow into the leaves and eat their inside cells.

These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or succulent garden plants. They are popular because of their ease of propagation, low water requirements, and wide variety of flower colors typically borne in clusters well above the leaves.

Source: Kalanchoe – Wikipedia