Kalanchoe rhombopilosa

February 21, 2010

Kalanchoe rhombopilosa m Tiny, precious little tiny bush, much as interesantními colored, eye-catching shapes of leaves, but at the slightest touch of the desert shoot and fall to the ground. This plant naturally found only in the middle of thorny bushes, often heavily involved heavily. Not surprisingly, see K. rhombopilosa the clutter ligneous stems, prickly branches, leaves and twigs opadaných is very difficult. Even tracing specimens for poučeného and travelers appear to be biased for a task tlustokožce. After all, who would normally be a oštinou plowing. Although some people find the ...

Plants in the area of its occurrence in Madagascar does not grow densely. It is therefore surprising that the collections to meet with several color forms. How much happiness and drápanců discoveries have preceded.

This species produces small, hardy shrubs, low-branching and reaching the 10-20 cm height. The plant has quite a thick stem, progressively dřevnatějící, upright growth and to spread the furry surface texture. Leaves are alternate, or protistojném, fleshy nature and their thickness reaches 2-3 mm. The stalk is 1 - 2.5 mm long. Leaf blade is ovoid to more or less the opposite triangular. The upper side is slightly concave, convex bottom. Leaf blade length reaches 1-3 cm and width 1 - 2.5 cm. Its base is substantially wedge-shaped, the upper edge is blunt and to irregularly wavy scalloped. Leaf surface is gray, gray-green, greenish-yellow to olive oil, covered with whitish dust, and numerous dark spots. Some forms are free of blemishes. Moreover, the surface is densely covered with silvery, scaly hairs. Květenstvím is narrow, branched panicle. Its height reaches 8-12 cm with a bare surface. Flower stopečky are 1.2 to 2.6 mm long. Flowers are an upright position. Chalice is of green color. Calyx tube reaches 0.2 to 0.3 mm length. Corners are rounded to an elongated shape and a length of 1.2 to 1.5 and a width of 1.2 to 1.4 mm. Crown tube is 3.5 - 4 mm long, ovoid-shaped tails with a blunt end. Their length tends to 2-3 millimeters and width of 1.5 - 2 mm. The color of the crown is yellow-green to pink to purplish red tape. Rods are formed slightly above the center of the crown tube and a projection of her throat. Ovate anthers are about 0.6 mm large. More or less čtvercovitá nectaries are 0.4 mm large. Karpel is a size 3 - 3.5 mm, 2.5 mm booms. Seeds are oblong shape about the size of 0.8 mm. Kalanchoe rhombopilosa detail

Kind of move on the southwestern island of Madagascar in the formation of thorny bushes, undergrowth, often heavily involved, which occur at low altitudes. Kalanchoe rhombopilosa is somewhat variable taxon in coloring sheets and drawings on the surface. Rauh and Hebding in 1997 have set two varieties - var. argentea with silvery leaves and var. viridifolia with olive green leaves. Both varieties are Dr. B. Descoings rejected, because in his view, these varieties represent the total variability of the type species. Yet it is very intriguing to get all the color variations of this plant pearls.

Cultivation has a firm principle. Always provide a warm habitat, and even through the winter. It means that temperatures must not fall below 15 ° C. will provide shade for vybarvenější population, scattered light shade of green mold. The need for sealants is high, plants are still making their succulent nature, but should be regular. Despite the winter we water once every 3 weeks. When drought dries leaves begin to specimens and then sloughs. Hand carried light watering will bring us plants with stems along the length of foliage, and throughout the year. Plants do not fertilize. We will see the rare flowers. Nature is not too much flowery, but it is not too much about what happen. Flowers are small, not very interesting. Exoticism appearance of plants, however, we make up for everything.