Kalanchoe Blossfelda [2] ( Latin Kalanchoe blossfeldiana ) is a perennial herbaceous succulent flowering plant; species of the Kalanchoe genus ( Kalanchoe ) of the Crassulaceae family ( Crassulaceae ). In the wild form is found in Madagascar . Popular flowering houseplant .
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Calanchoe Blossfeld, flower and buds close up |
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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. (1934) |
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The species was described in 1934 by the German botanist and succulent collector Carl von Pöllnitz (1896–1945) in the article Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana in the Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis magazine published in Berlin (vol. 35: 159–160). The species is named after the German breeder. (1882-1945).
The synonymic of the species includes the name Kalanchoe globulifera var. coccinea H. Perrier (1928) [3] .
Calanchoe Blossfeld, flowering plant
A plant with bare, numerous branches of less branching; in height and in diameter can grow up to 30 cm . The leaves are round, ovate, sometimes almost rectangular, crenate along the edge, green or dark green, sometimes with a red border around the edge [4] .
Flowers up to 1 cm in diameter, collected in the apical inflorescences - brush . The natural color of the corolla is dark red; for cultivars, the corolla may be pink, yellow or orange. Flowering time - from the beginning of winter to the beginning of summer [4] .
Christmas floristic composition based on blooming Kalanchoe Blossfeld using
dried flowers and
birch bark stars
Kalanchoe Blossfelda is a popular houseplant that is valued for its ability to bloom for a long time, while being a fairly unpretentious plant.
- Agrotechnology
This species grows best in penumbra conditions, in well- drained soil. In the cold season, watering should be moderate. Reproduction - stem or leaf cuttings , as well as seeds . The plant is sensitive to cold. Frost resistance zones - from 10 to 12 [4] .
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
- ↑ Kalanchoe / V.V. Byalt // Iceland - Office Supplies . - M .: The Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2008. - P. 480. - (The Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 t.] / Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004–2017, t. 12). - ISBN 978-5-85270-343-9 .
- ↑ Kalanchoe blossfeldiana : information in The Plant List database (2010). (English) (Verified December 10, 2012)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Botanica, 2006 .
- Kalanchoe // Botany. Encyclopedia "All Plants of the World": Trans. from English = Botanica / Ed. D. Grigoriev and others - M .: Könemann, 2006. - p. 495. - 1020 p. - ISBN 3-8331-1621-8 .
