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Devil’s Backbone

Kalanchoe millotii

Devil’s Backbone
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SC. & SE. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Kalanchoe millotii is a succulent plant that is native south-central and southeastern Madagascar. It forms a shrub up to a foot high. The leaf is a hazy green and scalloped, with dense felt covering it.

It also features yellow-green blooms in loose clusters.

Other Kalanchoe plants

Kalanchoe adelae · Kalanchoe arborescens · Beauverd's widow's-thrill · Elephant's ear Kalanchoe · Kalanchoe bentii · Madagascar widow's-thrill · Kalanchoe bouvetii · Silver Spoons · Neverdie · Kalanchoe ceratophylla · Neverdie · Kalanchoe crundallii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kalanchoe millotii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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