Kalanchoe from Holland

I happened to see a few pots of Kalanchoe (from Holland) selling at Cold Storage @ West Mall. There is no price-tag on it and we asked a sales person and was told that it costs only $6.88. They look good and are flowering. There are a few colours to choose, pink, orange and red. My daughter chose the pink one. I was thinking of buying the orange one. But come to think of it, I should have bought all the three colours since they look very nice. It would look great if I have a pot that have the three colours.

Kalanchoe from Holland

There are many posts in the internet that say Kalanchoe is easy to care for and for it to grow the buds for flowering, you need to follow some simple steps to trick the plant to think that it is already winter. After a few weeks of thinking that it is winter, when the day becomes longer, the plant will think that it is spring and starts to grow buds for flowering.

Pink Kalanchoe from Holland



Purple Kalanchoe from Holland

Red Kalanchoe from Holland

Kalanchoe belongs to the succulent family which can survive in dry conditions. So, it likes soil that does not retain water and can drain easily. I think cacti media will be suitable for them. I will need to water it thorough and drain the water away and water again when the soil is dry.

They like bright indirect sunlight so that the leaves will not get burn by the direct sunlight. I place it near a window to get as much indirect light as possible.

As a person who likes to grow plants, I would try to propagate the plants and get many baby plants from the parent plant. But before I can do that, I need time to learn how to grow the plants well. I will update in my post on the status. I hope that they can adapt well in Singapore's climate.

Let me know if you are interested in my progress and I will email you when I have a new post. Thanks.