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Kalanchoe tetraphylla is a small succulent shrub from Madagascar with a stout stem and usually two pairs of opposite leaves. It needs bright light, free-draining soil and sparing watering, as with most kalanchoes.
Kalanchoe tetraphylla is a species of Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. It is a small shrub with a simple stout stem and usually two pairs of opposite leaves, closely related to Kalanchoe synsepala. Its scientific name is often misapplied by horticulturists to the continental southern African species Kalanchoe luciae.
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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.
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