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Kalanchoe pumila
Also called Flour Dust Plant
Kalanchoe pumila, the flower dust plant, is a dwarf, spreading succulent from Madagascar with frosted, powdery leaves and pink flowers in spring. It is grown mainly as a houseplant or in hanging containers, and it needs bright light, a well-drained mix, and protection from cold.
Kalanchoe pumila, the flower dust plant, is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to Madagascar. The Latin specific epithet pumila means dwarf or low-growing.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 °C (54 °F), in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant. In its natural habitat, it grows on rocks, at an altitude of about 2000 m.
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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.
