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Kalanchoe marnieriana
The plant likes sunny locations. If possible, it can be grown outdoors in summer.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
It can tolerate light frost in the short term, but requires a minimum temperature of 15 °C in the long term. The plant is not frost-resistant.
Provide plenty of light to bring out the pink to reddish tones along the leaf margins. When grown in a hanging container, older stems can trail attractively over the edge.
Kalanchoe marnieriana is a succulent plant from the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae), native to southeastern Madagascar. In its natural habitat, it grows in moist, rocky locations and forms a strongly branched, gradually spreading shrub.
The plant produces slender, upright to trailing stems with pairs of fleshy, rounded to oval leaves densely arranged near the tips. The leaves are blue-green, while their margins develop pink to reddish tones when exposed to sunlight. Their arrangement resembles small rounded coins or pages of a partially open book. Mature plants can reach approximately 30 cm in height and form dense clumps.
From winter into spring, the plant produces pendulous, tubular flowers in shades of pink, orange and red. The flowers appear in loose clusters at the ends of the stems and create an attractive contrast with the blue-green foliage.
Kalanchoe marnieriana is an easy-to-grow succulent suitable for container cultivation. It grows best in a bright to sunny position, although it can also tolerate light shade. Grow it in a well-drained substrate and water only after the soil has dried out. Reduce watering considerably during winter and protect the plant from frost. Thanks to its rounded blue-green leaves with pink margins, it makes a highly decorative statement plant and looks particularly impressive when grown on its own.