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Kalanchoe tubiflora X daigremontiana?

16 years ago

Hello,

I have been growing kalanchoe tubiflora and k. daigremontiana for years. Its a border-line obession really. Does anyone know where I could buy Kalanchoe tubiflora X daigremontiana?

Thanks!

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sjv78736
16 years ago
Check w/Bob Smoley. He keeps lots of kalanchoes. hth - Jo
tanyag
16 years ago
I don't know about the X daigremontiana part, but if you're talking about the chandelier plant (kalanchoe tubiflora), I have a ton of them. If you want to e-mail me directly with your shipping info, I can send you some. I literally have hundreds of them coming up in pots and a small garden in my front yard. I had four small plants that were tiny when I had them in pots. I put them insitu and they went nuts, ultimately reaching almost four feet high. They flowered recently and died afterwards, which is normal. I cut them out before they dropped seed because I had so many babies all over the place from the dropped pads of the leaves. It's funny that you can't find any either because I haven't seen any for sell since I bought mine two years ago. They are actually quite hardy. I live in Houston and we get a lot of rain and humidity. I have them planted in landscapers mix (rotting pine bark) and pea gravel. We had a few freezes this winter and I never protected them. They never got frost damage and I've never had a problem with rot either. They are gorgeous when they flower. Giant heads of red dangling bells - I had all four blooming together there at the end. I can't wait til next spring. Anyway, e-mail me your info and I'll send them.
Tanya
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mfyss
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The plant you are referring to is Kalanchoe x houghtonii and is a cross of Kalanchoe daigremontiana with K. delagoensis (or Bryophyllum tubiflorum). It has been known for many years as K. 'Houghton's Hybrid', but was named in 2006 as K. x houghtonii. It would be a desirable plant based on appearance if it weren't such a fierce weed.

Should be easy to obtain as they are tossed when weeding where they gain a start. It is one of the Kalanchoe that regularly produce plantlets in the notches on the margins of the leaves. I can let you have plants and/or plantlets. Yale

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