Systematics

Description

Distribution & Habitat

Culture

Propagation

Uses

References

Scientific Name

Kalenchoe tomentosa

 

 

Common Name

Panda Plant

Pussy-Ears

 

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Core Eudicots

Order: Rosales

Family: Crassulaceae

Genus: Kalanchoe

Species: tomentosa

 

 

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http://www.mrs.umn.edu/academic/biology/database/html/Kalanchoe_tomentosa.html
Reference for Systematics:

Description

This succulent forms oval leaves that are soft and fuzzy and a rich gray-green color and tipped with velvety brown. In the winter yellow flowers emerge. Has a bushy growth habit and makes an excellent garden plant. Will grow in full sun or partial shade and soil that is very well-drained. Let your plant dry out in winter to prevent rot, but keep just moistened during growth months.

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Cultural Information

Soil · neutral, well-drained

Water requirement · little water, keep dry in winter

Light · light shadeor shade in summer
Humidity · low to moderate
Temperature · ideal at 27 celsius /hardy to -2 celsius
Other · fertility is average

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Propagation Methods

Seeds, Stem cuttings

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References for Propagation Methods: http://hg.women.com/homeandgarden/plants/kalatome.htm

Uses/ Fun Facts

Ornamental plant comes from Madagascar. Leaves are fuzzy and soft to the touch.

References for Uses and Fun Facts:http://hg.women.com/homeandgarden/plants/kalatome.htm

 General References

Image References:

URL specified below each image. http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Crassulaceae/Kalanchoe_tomentosa.html http://www.hortpix.com/pc2400.htm http://nature.jardin.free.fr/succulente/ft_kalanchoe_tom.html http://hg.women.com/homeandgarden/plants/kalatome.htm http://www.hort.wisc.edu/hort233/kalanchoe_tomentosa.htm

This page was developed by:

Patrick Ford

W&J Class of 2001

 

Last revised on 4/30/01