Saturday, September 24, 2022

Mother of Millions, Kalanchoe laetivirens (Bryophyllum)

I bought this plant last year at the Lubbock Garden & Arts annual plant sale. It was a bit rough and unruly but has filled out and developed a more balanced form and has probably doubled in size. It IS making babies everywhere, ha ha!

Bryophyllum is a subgenus of Kalanchoe, and the species is native to Madagascar. Laetivirens may be a hybrid between K. daigremontiana and K. laxiflora.


Close-up of little plantlets that rim the serrated leaves.

My succulent plant stand on the patio. K. lativirens is on the lower shelf, back left.

The little plantets drop of and take root everywhere. I have started several new plants by putting these in pots. Any strays will die this winter as this plant will not tolerate freeze at all.