€31,80

🌱 Morphology
Perennial succulent that forms a compact basal rosette of opposite, sessile, very fleshy, obovate to spatulate leaves with a rounded apex. The species has grayish-green to yellowish-green leaves, usually with edges tinged red; in variegated selections, white, cream, or yellowish zones also appear, combined with the green and the pinkish or reddish tones produced by intense lighting. The variegation can be irregular and present different proportions of green and depigmented tissue depending on the leaf.

The ‘Tricolor’ clone shows the combination of green, white, and pink particularly well.

🌍 Distribution, habitat, and family
Family Crassulaceae. Kalanchoe luciae is native to southern Africa, distributed in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, where it grows on granite hills, ridges, and slopes of seasonally dry forests and savannas.

❄️ Temperature — USDA Zone 9b–11a
It is recommended to grow it in a warm environment and protect it from frost. It can tolerate cool temperatures if the substrate remains dry, but the combination of cold and humidity significantly increases the risk of root damage. In the variegated form, it is advisable to be especially cautious with the cold, as the tissue with lower chlorophyll content has less photosynthetic capacity.

☀️ Lighting
Intense lighting is recommended, with a target of 15–25 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ of DLI PAR during growth. Intense light favors the reddish coloration of the margins and helps maintain balanced variegation. Gradual acclimatization to direct sun should be carried out to avoid burns, especially in the white or cream areas, which contain less chlorophyll. Insufficient lighting can favor the loss of chromatic intensity and, in some variegated plants, reversion to completely green tissue.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
It is a succulent adapted to environments with marked seasonality. During active growth, it is recommended to water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry completely before watering again. In winter, the frequency of watering is notably reduced, and greater dryness is maintained when temperatures are low. Excess moisture should also be avoided during periods of extreme heat.

🌸 Flowering
When it reaches maturity, it develops a long floral stalk from the center of the rosette, which can exceed 1 m in height, with a densely branched terminal inflorescence. The flowers are tubular or urceolate, white to pale greenish-yellow in color. Flowering usually occurs in late winter and spring in Spanish cultivation. As with other monocarpic species in this group, the rosette that flowers ends up dying after flowering, although it usually produces offsets that allow the plant to be maintained.

🌿 Nutrition
We recommend Desert CHOICE® Succulents during the active growth period. Before flowering, it can be supplemented with Desert CHOICE® Flowering, especially in adult plants that have reached the necessary size to bloom.

This is an inimitable xerophytic plant grown in Madrid in a technological square pot with substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi

Size S:

• Xerophytic plant in a 9 x 9 x 9.5 cm green pot.

Size M:

• Xerophytic plant in a 14 x 14 x 14.5 cm green pot.

Size L:

• Xerophytic plant in a 16 x 16 x 16 cm black pot.

* As this is an online purchase, the appearance of the specimen sent may vary slightly from the product image. The measurements of the plant are specified in the photo description, but this may also vary slightly, because, after all, it is a living being! Each of the Desert CITY plants has unique characteristics.

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