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'''''Kalanchoe daigremontiana''''' syn. '''''Bryophyllum daigremontianum''''' also called '''Devil's Backbone''', '''Alligator Plant''', '''Mexican Hat Plant''' or '''Mother of Thousands''' is a [[succulent plant]] native to [[Madagascar]]. This plant is distinguished by its ability to propagate via [[vegetative reproduction|vegetative propagation]]. All parts of the plant are [[poisonous]], which can even be fatal if ingested by infants or small pets. Plants reach up to 1 m (3 feet) tall with opposite, fleshy [[leaf shape|oblong]]-[[leaf shape|lanceolate]] "leaves" that reach 15-20 cm (6-8 inches) long and about 3.2 cm (1.25 inches) wide. These are medium green above and blotched with purple underneath. The margins of these leaf-like organs have spoon-shaped [[bulbil]]iferous spurs that bear young plants. The plantlets form roots while on the plant. The "leaves" are actually short, [[determinate]], leaf-like [[branches]] that can be termed [[phylloclade]]s or [[cladode]]s. Adult plants can also develop [[lateral roots|lateral root]] structures on its main stalk, as high up as 10-15 cm from the ground. The plant has several nodes with two or three leaves on each node. The upper leaves of the plant tend to develop into disproportionately large structures, causing the main stalk to bend downwards and the lateral roots to take up root of their own, anchoring into the soil and eventually developing new primary stalks which establish themselves as independent plants. Furthermore, ''Kalanchoe daigremontiana'' can go through a flowering season, where the main stalk elongates vertically upwards by as much as 30 cm, within a couple of days, developing an umbrella-like terminal [[inflorescence]] (a compound [[Cyme (botany)|cyme]]) of small bell-shaped pink flowers. Flowering is, however, not an annual event and will occur sporadically if at all. ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== Drop baby plantlets on dirt and give a little water to encourage them to grow. Cuttings. ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Kalanchoe daigremontiana.jpg|''Kalanchoe daigremontiana'' potted Image:Kalanchoe_daigremontiana_full.JPG|Flowering ''Kalanchoe daigremontiana' Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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