Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, Calanchoe, Blossfeld's flaming Katy
- Height × spread
- 0.35m × 0.4m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 10C & above (RHS H1b)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
Pretty tender plants with good-sized domed clusters of four-petalled flowers that are scarlet in the species, but which may be in shades of yellow, white or pink, or amber in the many cultivars. The leaves are fleshy and triangular, coloured dark green and with finely toothed edges. It is a low-growing spreading plant, often bought in small containers for the house, or a standard component of many arrangements of plants in a 'basket' sent as a gift. It is by nature spring-flowering, but can be induced to bloom as required. It needs a minimum temperature of 12C and enjoys partial shade and fertile soil that is moist but well drained.
- Flower colour
- Orange, Pink, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube
- Height
- 0.35m
- Spread
- 0.4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Acid (ericaceous), Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 10C & above (RHS H1b)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- full light at all times
- Indoor temperature
- 5C minimum temperature
- Use for
- Bedding plant
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Summer · Indoors
Feed with houseplant food
Use a balanced house plant feed that has been diluted so it is half strength. Feed the plant monthly with this from May until August.
Where food elements are listed as three numeric values on the label representing in order Nitrogen(N)-Phosphorus(P)-Potassium(K), with percentage values for each, choose one where the values are more or less equal.
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Water when compost is dry
Allow the compost to become virtually dry before watering while in growth.
Winter
Winter-Spring · Indoors
Water lightly in winter
The soil should remain just moist during the cold months when the plant is not in growth. Trickle a little water onto the soil surface every couple of weeks if the soil is dry. Do nothing if it is moist.
The roots remain active in winter and benefit from small amounts of moisture so they don't become completely desiccated.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Loam based houseplant compost for repotting
Buy container or house plant compost that is loam based if possible (i.e. is based on John Innes compost number 2 or 3. This contains more fertiliser and is better suited to established plants.
John Innes no. 1 has the lowest level of fertiliser and is used for seedlings and young plants, so is generally used where plants will be 'potted on' after a number of weeks.
Indoor temperature · Planting
5C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 5 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a sunny spot, close to window
Give this plant a position where there is as much light and sunlight as possible, within 2-3 metres of a sunny or bright window (one that is south, east, or west facing).
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