Reblooming Kalanchoe
I have two types of kalanchoe house plants, have pruned them. Cannot get them to bloom! Have them in porous soil, bright afternoon west sunny window. I use a fertilizer that can be used each time. I water. HELP??
Kalanchoe are not always easy to rebloom. Its natural blooming season is late fall to early spring. Generally, they need long nights/short days to bloom which means 6 weeks of 14 hr nights and bright light during the day. Reblooming should start within 4 months after treatment.
They have been known to bloom at other times of the year. Perhaps your Kalanchoes are not getting the light requirements they need. In addition, you may be fertilizing the plant too much causing it to grow more leaves at the expense of flowering. When actively growing, Kalanchoe should be fed with a 15-30-15 fertilizer at 1/2 strength in March-October. Water when the top 1 inch is dry.
Here’s a method another Hortchatter uses to rebloom her kalanchoe:
How to rebloom a Kalanchoe.
It’s easier to do than you think. After bloom let the plant rest for a month or two watering it as usual only when the soil gets dry. Then there should be a dormant 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. (I put mine in the bathroom without windows) The tougher conditions for the plant, the better. This period should last for about a month. Don’t worry, the plant shouldn’t die provided it was healthy before being forced into dormancy. After about a month, check on the plant to see if it has any flower buds. If it does, take it out to the sun light and care for it as usual – water and fertilize regularly. I did this with my plant and it was successful, the plant bloomed for several months.
Are kalanchoes deer resisitant?
propagate from cuttings
I had/have the same problem, but my lovely kalanchoe is nearly gone now – lots of woody stems, few leaves. Any ideas? I’ve had this plant for 13 years, and tried to restart from cuttings a few times with no luck (probably I tried the wrong stems for cuttings — too woody, from what I now read).
thanks.
Help! My kalanchoe (Blossfeldania) the one in stores at X-mass, was doing splendedly for several mths (bloomed twice ) in it’s well drained container,facing west–noon to 5pm sun, No shade ,in trop.zone 9/10 Miami Beach. A couple wks after the 90 degree torrential rains made it grow more lush ,I noticed 2 whole branches w/ leaves intact, fallen on the left side. Perfectly healthy and green until I looked undrneath ,about 3 0r 4 inches down, the stem is dark and very thin, then green and thick again at the soil level. I cut one off and the stems are hollow, hard and dry in that section. Now one day later ,another branch on the right side is falling too!It’s happening so quickly! I lifted the light layer of mulch and some of the roots are on the surface of the soil (moist, watered the day before). I found one baby snail, but there are no signs of damage on leaves. Thinking there was a pest (stem borer?) I applied a little 3 in 1 systemic (done before) worked it in gently and covered w/ a little bit of soil and water. Do you think this will harm it? What is happening? Why are the stems falling ? They’re not mushy. Why are they hollow? If it took the rain so well ,could it be drying out? Write quick before it’s too late ,I want to save my plant! I Appreciate your time. Thanks
My kalanchoes get full sun and alot of water. I never fertilize and they pretty much have flowers all the time… I just remove the expired ones and new ones grow. I’ve always found them to be in need of very little attention. Could be the climate, I’m in the very humid, mild wintered South Texas region.