School plant

Hi

The plant below is apparently pretty big, ie 1.5m high, at my daughters school and no-one knows what it is. She has taken a cutting and grown it a little at home over the Summer. Any ideas on what it is please?

thanks
Gavin.

 

Hello Gavin and welcome to GC.

Yes, I agree with shiney but know it as the Kalanchoe daigremontiana or the Mexican Hat Plant. My aunt had one back in the 70s/80s as they were very 'fashionable' then and my sister and I also had it. The little 'tassels' from the hat fall off and quickly root into new plants. I have a friend here growing one outside.

 

Many thanks

 

I am glad that you said it was a Kalanchoe Victoria - I had never seen that plant before and never heard Shiney's name.

But I have a couple of Kalanchoe tubifloras, and the little plantlets growing on the edge of the leaf are so similar. Gavin, I assume that if you have a pot big enough to catch those little plantlets, you will get thousands more - hence the name - mother of thousands.

 

Here are some pics of the same plant, gavintarrant, seen in Portugal this past January -











As my Sis said, we used to have these plants from the little baby ones from our aunt's plant. I had them for years, kept it in our Wintergarten, but was never lucky enough to have it bloom like here in Portugal. However, it did always produce babies.

 

Kedi - those pictures are brilliant.

Thanks Shiney - yes I did have a Google - you learn something new everyday. But it may be a while before I can remember the name Bryophyllum. The most common one we see is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, which is lovely. But having bought a K. tubiflora, I have realised that there are lots of other interesting/nice ones. I found this on the internet. :D


Kalanchoe luciae in Austin, Texas, and Chrysler Building in New York City.

 

Thanks, Peter.

I can't see your pictures - you forgot to post them. :hehe: Or am I having the same problem as Pete has with my pics?

 

Thanks for the warning Kedi. The picture has been playing tricks - it showed in the preview - then it didn't etc.

 

I forgot you had that lovely photograph of the bloom, Sis (pic 2).

Peter, there has been a recent discussion regarding K luciae, which I have and Sis has in her Florida garden ...

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/in-search-succulent-t29206.html

PS Peter, I see the resemblance in the plant and the building ... very good ...

 

Peter, I have K. Tubiflora, about 2ft high. I am hoping it will flower in the winter.
I also have K. pumila silver grey powdery leaves and pink flowers, a beauty.

 

Thank you everyone for illuminating me and putting the children and staff out of their uncertainty. Can't wait for ours to get like the ones shown by Kedi

 

Well, they might flower like that Gavin.
Or maybe they will only do it in a climate like Portugal.
It's all swings and roundabouts as far as plants go.
Did I miss something as far as you and the staff goes ?