Kalanchoe delagoensis

[Geoff]

aka Kalanchoe tubiflora, aka Bryophyllum delagoensis, aka 'Mother of Thousands'. Though sharing this name with another species of Kalanchoe (K daigromontiana) this plant is just as deserved of the name. I have seen gardens 'plagued' with this plant, with hundreds, if not thousands of them popping up all over the place, in other pots, and often alongside spiny cacti making their ultimate removal complicated. But it is an interesting and unique looking plant with long, thin, spotted tubular leaves, tipped usually with a pair of tiny plantlets (that easily fall over and root wherever they end up. Not very cold hardy, completely melting to goo below 25F.

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[Geoff]

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[abborean]

would be desirable for its beauty if not so abundant.

[mickthecactus]

Used to be called Bryophyllum.

When I was starting out these were the most fascinating of plants.