Kalanchoe marmorata, the penwiper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Central and East Africa, from Zaire to Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia. It is an erect or decumbentsucculentperennial growing to 40 cm (16 in) tall and wide, with glaucous leaves spotted with purple, and starry white, four-petalled flowers, sometimes tinged with pink, in spring. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 °C (54 °F), in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant.[1]
^RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN978-1405332965.
^Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN9781845337315.
^"RHS Plant Selector - Kalanchoe marmorata". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
January 01, 1970
kalanchoe, marmorata, penwiper, species, flowering, plant, family, crassulaceae, native, central, east, africa, from, zaire, ethiopia, sudan, somalia, erect, decumbent, succulent, perennial, growing, tall, wide, with, glaucous, leaves, spotted, with, purple, s. Kalanchoe marmorata the penwiper is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae native to Central and East Africa from Zaire to Ethiopia Sudan and Somalia It is an erect or decumbent succulent perennial growing to 40 cm 16 in tall and wide with glaucous leaves spotted with purple and starry white four petalled flowers sometimes tinged with pink in spring As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 C 54 F in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant 1 Kalanchoe marmorata Young plant Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Saxifragales Family Crassulaceae Genus Kalanchoe Species K marmorata Binomial name Kalanchoe marmorataBaker Synonyms Kalanchoe kelleriana Schinz Kalanchoe somaliensis Baker Kalanchoe stuhlmannii Engl The Latin specific epithet marmorata refers to the marbled surface of the leaves 2 This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 3 4 References edit RHS A Z encyclopedia of garden plants United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley 2008 p 1136 ISBN 978 1405332965 Harrison Lorraine 2012 RHS Latin for gardeners United Kingdom Mitchell Beazley p 224 ISBN 9781845337315 RHS Plant Selector Kalanchoe marmorata Retrieved 26 September 2020 AGM Plants Ornamental PDF Royal Horticultural Society July 2017 p 56 Retrieved 14 March 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalanchoe marmorata amp oldid 1205824798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
