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Kalanchoe delagoensis
Also called Mother Of Millions, Lizard Plant, Mother Of Thousands
Chandelier plant (Kalanchoe delagoensis) is a robust succulent from Madagascar that forms plantlets along its leaf edges, which drop and root readily. It is a species, and its key to growing it is strong light, very sparing water, and sharp drainage.
Kalanchoe delagoensis, formerly known as Bryophyllum delagoense and commonly called mother of millions or chandelier plant, is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of Bryophyllum (now included in Kalanchoe), it is able to propagate vegetatively from plantlets that develop on its leaf margins.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
