Kalanchoe pumila | |
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K. pumila, University of California Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Kalanchoe |
Species: | K. pumila
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Binomial name | |
Kalanchoe pumila | |
Synonyms | |
Kalanchoe brevicaulis
Baker |
Kalanchoe pumila, the flower dust plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, [2] native to Madagascar. Growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall and 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a spreading, dwarf succulent subshrub with arching stems of frosted leaves, and clusters of purple-veined pink flowers in spring. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 °C (54 °F), in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant. [3]
The Latin specific epithet pumila means dwarf or low-growing. [4]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6]
Kalanchoe pumila | |
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K. pumila, University of California Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Kalanchoe |
Species: | K. pumila
|
Binomial name | |
Kalanchoe pumila | |
Synonyms | |
Kalanchoe brevicaulis
Baker |
Kalanchoe pumila, the flower dust plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, [2] native to Madagascar. Growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall and 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a spreading, dwarf succulent subshrub with arching stems of frosted leaves, and clusters of purple-veined pink flowers in spring. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 °C (54 °F), in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant. [3]
The Latin specific epithet pumila means dwarf or low-growing. [4]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6]