Red Kalanchoe Quartet In White Ceramic Cachepots

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This adorable quartet of Kalanchoes, featuring bright red flower clusters atop glossy green leaves, is an ideal choice for holiday decorating – and gifting, too. Simple, clean white ceramic cachepots let the flowers and foliage stand out to best advantage. Best of all, no green thumb is required to keep these famously easy succulents looking great. Display the plants as a group on the dining room table, sideboard, or fireplace mantel, or spread individual plants around the house to bring the holiday spirit to nightstands, bureaus, and coffee tables. Four 2″ pots shipped in white ceramic cachepots, each measure approximately 2½” wide x 2½” tall.

The genus Kalanchoe includes over 150 species native to Africa and parts of the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. They comprise perennials, biennials, and rarely annuals that are either non-woody (herbaceous) plants or partially woody subshrubs. Kalanchoes, like other members of the Stonecrop family, have fleshy, succulent leaves. Their small, four-lobed, tubular or bell-shaped flowers are borne in terminal clusters above the foliage. In temperate climates such as ours, Kalanchoes are grown primarily indoors, where they make top-notch, famously low-maintenance houseplants. Since all parts of the plant are toxic, Kalanchoes should be located beyond the reach of children and household pets.

The species with which Americans are most familiar is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Native to Madagascar, this tropical perennial was discovered in the 1930s and received the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. The species and its cultivated varieties have beautifully glossy, dark green leaves that are oval-shaped with scalloped edges, and their clusters of dainty flowers may be colored red, pink, orange, yellow, or white. These fantastic, easy-to-grow houseplants can be encouraged to rebloom year after year.

For more information on growing and care, click Growing Guide.