Lavender Scallops

Lavender Scallops Care

Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi

What is the plant

Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi, native to Madagascar, is widely sold as a house or garden plant. Its specific epithet fedtschenkoi honors botanist Boris Fedtschenko. It is a low-growing, untidy, erect to spreading ramified, perennial succulent herb.

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi (Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi) also called 'South American Air Plant' or 'Lavender Scallops' is cultivated in the tropics and as a house plant in the temperate regions. The leaves are coloured metallic green and may turn pink or red under strong sunlight or drought conditions. The purple or reddish brown flowers are bell shaped and hang in loose clusters from upright stems in the winter. It grows in open ground at about 1.000 metres of altitude in semi-desert areas. It is widely sold as a house or garden plant that has established itself in the wild in some southern parts of the United States of America and perhaps South America too.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 30°C

Hardiness zone

10a - 11b

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It needs moderate watering in autumn and spring while in summer it should be watered thoroughly and allowed to dry before watering again. In winter give only occasional watering (only when the plant starts shrivelling), but it will generally grow even in winter if given water. These plants will survive on neglect. Over-watering is the most common cause of plant failure. It can resist also to long drought periods.
Fertilizer
Feeding helps encourage thicker, healthier growth. Feed the plant bi-weekly with a liquid fertilizer throughout the summer months. During the winter, stop feeding the plant.
Sunlight
Mature plants do best in full sun to partial shade. Indoors, it does best in bright light, but not direct sun through a window.

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Soil
They thrive in nutrient poor soils, possibly acidic or neutral, consisting of equal parts of loam and sand, with pumice or lava grit added to ensure good drainage.
Temperature
The plant can be cultivated in open air only in the zones with tropical, subtropical and, marginally, warm temperate climate and it is hardy to -2° C for short periods but it cannot tolerate hard freezes. Inside, normal room temperatures (65°F/18.3°C - 75°F/23.8°C) are suitable.
Container
Choose any type of pot with enough drainage holes.