kalanchoe humilis

Kalanchoe humilis is a succulent plant native to East Africa (notably Tanzania and Mozambique), highly prized for its decorative foliage and easy care.

Here are its main features:

🔍 Description

• Family: Crassulaceae

• Type: perennial succulent plant

• Leaves: broad, oval with slightly wavy edges, light green to grey-green, marbled or streaked with red/burgundy.

• Size: about 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall at maturity.

• Flowers: small tubular flowers, cream-white to greenish, clustered together, usually appearing in summer.

• Growth: moderate to fast under optimal conditions.

🌱 Growing & Care

• Light: full sun or very bright light to maintain vivid leaf marbling.

• Temperature: thrives in warm conditions (20–30 °C / 68–86 °F), cannot tolerate frost (< 10 °C / 50 °F).

• Watering: soak and dry method (water thoroughly, then allow the soil to dry completely).

• Soil: very well-draining mix (cactus/succulent mix with sand or perlite).

• Fertilization: use succulent fertilizer in spring and summer, every 4–6 weeks.

💡 Tips

• Red marbling becomes more intense in full sun.

• Avoid overwatering, as it is the main cause of root rot.

• Can be grown in pots or in the ground in frost-free areas.

• Easily propagated from leaves or stem cuttings in spring/summer.