Plantlover49, I'd love seeing your Kalanchoe..2 years ago, I planted a stem of Kal Mother of Thousands in the garden..it grew about 3'...even though I literally had a thousand, (in pots, ground) I saved the one in the garden potting in a 10" container, and left in the gh..Sometime that winter it flowered..tall, 1 1/2' blooms..unfortunatly, by the time I discovered the flowers, they were half dead..After flowering, mom also died, but since Kal/MOT's are so prolific, you never have to worry about buying more..LOL..If u have time please post a picture..Toni

Jen, You should put this request on the Exchange portion of this forum (at the top of this page titled 'Exchanges'), and as an added incentive to get this delightful plant, you might list what you have to trade.

Well Denise, Since it's you, I'll share the story of my misadventures w/ this plant. 2 Wks after 9/11 Jeff came to NYC for his first visit (w/ an unlabeled suitcase full of pumice no less, which caused him to be called off the plane for a consult w/ the pilot, who was native to San Diego, so he knew of it as a soil amendment to their very clayish soil thank G_d. Can you just picture a suitcase full of small white particles & Jeff trying to explain that away?) So, we were invited to visit Dr. Gerry Barad (of Stapeliad fame) & his lovely wife & fabulous greenhouse(s). Being a kind & generous man, he shared lots of cuttings of various kinds w/ each of us. So we came home, sat on the floor w/ a big box of plant goodies, like it was Xmas morning -- dividing up the spoils, Aloes & Crassulacae for Jeff, Hoyas & Ceropegias, Carralumas for me ... we were left w/ this Apple Green B. cranatum (identical to this posted pic), which Jeff recognized (tho' at the time I didn't). Jeff didn't want it & on telling me what it was, I didn't want it either, but he refused to take it w/ him, so I got stuck w/ it! Was abt 18" tall w/ tons of babies at its base. I think Dr. Barad snuck it in the box while we weren't looking! For a year after, I often withheld water for months at a time; whenever we had a C&S Show I would take it in to show & I would pick 20 plant babies off at a time & give them by the handful to little kids passing thru the Exhibit. I just couldn't quite muster up the guts to actually toss it in the trash!! Evil plants indeed!! BTW, I've fallen in love w/ the Rhipsalis elliptica you gave me, I think its leaf shape is so pretty & graceful, esp. when it's sprouting new leaves -- thanks again D!!

That is a great picture. -Mine is floping all over the place, had to repot it today. You will know when to do it when you see roots forming at the leave nodes. Norma