Kalanchoe laxiflora

Read about Kalanchoe laxiflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bryophyllum crenatum, Baker. Less robust in habit of growth than the preceding: height 2-3 ft.: Lvs. very fleshy, simple, 1-3 in. long, becoming smaller upward on the st., ovate with rounded or cordate base, in the latter case strongly crested auriculate, margin coarsely crenate to dentate, bright green with purplish pink margin and strongly bluish glaucous when young as are also the petioles and sts. ; petioles not grooved on the upper side : fls. nodding, in terminal, open, corymbose cymes; calyx membra- naceous, inflated, ⅜in. long, pink; corolla ¾in. long, ending in 4 rounded segms., red. Madagascar. B.M. 7856. G.C. III. 33:59; 41:419. G.W. 10, p. 396; 6, p. 495. R.H. 1900, pp. 175, 176, 362. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.