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Image of hummingbird attractor,
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri or Donkey's Ear
White fuzzy plantlets at the pointed leaf edges of Bryophyllum
gastonis-bonnieri or Giant Kalanchoe |
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Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
(Life Plant, Donkey's Ear, Giant Kalanchoe, Good Luck Leaf,
Miracle Leaf, Sprout Leaf Plant, Sprouting Leaf, Tree of Life) |
Synonym: Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri, Bryophyllum
adolph-engleri, Kalanchoe adolph-engleri
Origin: Madagascar
Family: Crassulaceae
Light: Full sun, sun-part shade, light shade
Height: 12"-18"
Spread: 15"-18"
Blooms: Very showy, drooping coral flowers, yellowish-green corolla, late Fall
Foliage: Bronze-green with brown blothes. The older leaves
will put out prolific white fuzzy plantlets along the edges of leaves which can be separated
and planted
Soil: Well-drained, drought tolerant
Propagation: Cuttings, plantlets
Uses: Xeriscaping, groundcovers, hanging baskets, mass planting
Comments:
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri or Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri or
Bryophyllum adolph-engleri, Kalanchoe adolph-engleri or Life Plant or Donkey's Ear
or Giant Kalanchoe or Good Luck Leaf or Miracle Leaf or Sprout Leaf
Plant or Sprouting Leaf or Tree of Life is a fast growing succulent plant.
The bronze-green foliage have interesting brown blothes on them.
Life Plant thrives well in full sun or in the part shade garden. In the
Fall, showy coral flowers at tips of 2 feet tall shoot appear and hummingbirds love them for their
nectar. Kalanchoe
gastonis-bonnieri looks lovely in hanging baskets. Grown en masse,
Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri makes excellent
groundcovers or as xeriscaping plants in the rock garden since they are
drought tolerant. Donkey's Ear is low maintenance and are
very easy to grow. As the leaf ages, they produce little white
fuzzy plantlets appear along its edges. These tiny plantlets of
Good Luck Leaf can be easily removed and planted in well drained soil.
Another method of propagating Sprout Leaf Plant is to cut a leaf and just lay
it on top of moist soil and baby plants will sprout readily.
Protect Tree of Life from frost.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 10-11 |
