Comments on: Kalanchoe care

By: Celeste (Mrs.Thrifty plant lover)

Celeste (Mrs.Thrifty plant lover) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:24:18 +0000

Save money on plants tip
Greetings and salutations,
I love plants, but have a low plant budget. Sooo, anyone like me, might could use this tip of the day.
At many grocery stores there’s a plant section. Look or ask where are the marked down plants are located, usually hidden.
Most plants have just lost their selling power. Others have problems. That’s when I use this website.
I buy $4.99 to $20.00 plants marked down to $.99 to $4.99. Most are usually Kalanchoe at the end of summer. Some others are: mini-tea rose, and gerbera daisy, gloxina, cyclamen…… Good luck, Celeste

Thanks Celeste,
In these times it helps to be a thrifty gardener.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:55:46 +0000

Hi. I have had my kalanchoe plant for almost a year. I keep it on my desk at work. There has been a lot of growth but some of the stems are curvy – dip down and come back up. Is this due to needing more light?

Hi Donna
It does sound like they need more light. Less light will produce a leggy plant. You can take cutting from the leggy stems and make new plants.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:18:32 +0000

Thanks for your help!

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:07:27 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for this post! I am kinda worried because most (though not all) of my kalanchoe flowers have started wilting and have stopped blooming. The leaves are in great condition. I am in Irvine, southern California and I keep the potted plant ouside in the shade and water it twice a week, making sure it drains well. However, I haven’t fertilized it in the 6 weeks since I bought it.
Has it done blooming naturally or am I doing something wrong? Also, how should I prune the flowers?

Hi Maria
Your Kalanchoe may be done blooming for the season. They don’t require much fertilizer but a light dose would keep the foliage growing nicely. Not too much as we are going into winter season and the plant will grow at a slower rate. Once the flowers start to turn brown, you can pinch or cut them off (up to the leaves).

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:44:59 +0000

Hi, I can give an advice on how to make a Kalanchoe to rebloom. It’s easier to do than you think. After blooming let the plant rest for a month or two watering it as usual only when the soil gets dry. Then there should be the period of “sleep” for the plant. So you need to put the plant in very “hard” conditions which means the following: put it in a very dark place without any light and stop watering it just at all. (I put mine in the bathroom without windows) The harder condiotions for the plant are the better. This period should last for about a month. Don’t worry, the plant shouldn’t die providing it was healthy before being put in this “prison”. After about a month you can check on the plant to see if it has got the flower stems on it. If it has got them, you can take it out to the sun light and care about it as usual – water and fertalize it regularly. I did this with my plant and it was sucessful, the plant was blooming for several months. I wish you all good luck and nice blooming of your Kalanchoes!

Thanks for you input! I’m sure it will be helpful to all.

By: Noel

Noel — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:18:55 +0000

Hi, I just bought a Kalanchoe about a month ago, the flowers were beautiful, but they stop blooming, now I keep it as a green plant in the kitchen by the window where it can get some light from the sun. I live in San Luis, Az. and the temperature gets pretty high here, average of 110 to 115 degrees. I’m afraid to leave it outside because of the heat. The leaves are starting to die and they look saggy, I guess I overwatered the plant, what can I do now. Thank you for your time.

Hi Noel
Let the plant dry out for now. Make sure you water less indoors. They grow better if on the dry side. Put it outside when the weather cools and leave it there until you get a freeze.

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:54:29 +0000

Hi! I received my Kalanchoe as a mother’s day present from my husband and the plant still have few flowers on July. How should I take care of it if I have it as an outdoor plant and I live in El Centro, CA where during summer the temperature rises to 110 degrees in average? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Diana
It sounds like you are doing a great job taking care of it right now. If you set it outdoors, a slightly shaded area will help keep the plant cooler. It will stop blooming eventually and then you can grow it as a green plant.

By: Vycci Bagner

Vycci Bagner — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:27:42 +0000

I was given a kalanchoe that has "white" stuff all over the leaves and stock. I have wiped it off several times but it keeps coming back. Also a couple fo the leaves are turning yellow then brown at the ends and curling up. It is also starting to get "gangly" looking. Need to find out what to do to help this plant.

Hi Vycci It sounds like your Kalanchoe has powdery mildew. Give the plant more air circulation and treat with baking soda formula.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:41:02 +0000

I have a Kalanchoe on my window sill. I’ve had it some months now and the flowers have been plentiful. I haven’t been removing the faded flowers regularly and at present there are a lot of dried flowers which I’ve just removed. There’s plenty new leaf growth on the plant. I didn’t want to overwater but the latest flowers don’t seem to have got off to a good start as they seem to have become dry very quickly. My Kalanchoe is looking quite bare of flowers but I don’t think it’s stopped flowering yet. What can I do?

HI Sharon
Usually, Kalanchoe will have a large flush of flowers and then trickle in with additional blooms. It sounds as if it is done blooming for the season.

By: GEM

GEM — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:38:44 +0000

Hi I received a Kalanchoe as a bday gift from my dad last year. It was very beautiful for several months and eventually lost its bloom. The leave remained thick and green until recently when I noticed that the stems began to appear black. Its not the whole stem but sections. Yet the sections above and below the blackened stem appear very green and healthy. I don’t know if this means that its rotting and I need to cut and treat it. I need advice in order to keep this plant alive. HELP please.

Hi GEM
If the blackened areas are firm and the stems are healthy – not breaking off, then it may just be some darkening from sun.