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![Kalanchoe thyrsiflora [luciae]](https://www.glasshouseworks.com/image/cache/data/images16/Kalanchoe_thyrsiflora1-500x500.jpg "Kalanchoe thyrsiflora [luciae]")
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"Paddle Plant" or "Flap Jack" or "Oyster Plant." These common names reflect the considerable popularity of this South African species with flat oval diagonally-placed leaves with an arresting silvery effect from white mealy surfaces, & with a distinct red rim appearing when grown in high light. A paniculate inflorescence with yellow flowers eventually arises from the paddle like foliage. Needs full sun to perform well. And yes, the modest sized silver scrufted creatures you receive from us can become exactly the same creature as the purplish bronze sculptures you sometimes find available at the box stores late spring, the latter having been grown in large containers outdoors in very cool (but not freezing) Florida winter temperatures.
| Taxonomy | |
| Family | Crassulaceae |
| Plant Details | |
| Cultural Code | CGH HP |
Some of you grow only indoors, some only in terrariums; many of you have hobby greenhouses; while a growing number of customers live in subtropical or tropical areas of the world. These brief codes are an attempt to suggest whether or not a particular plant will do well in your particular conditions.
If an entry has the cluster HP CGH, this means normal house plant culture will be successful if the plant is given a cool CGH moist location; however if the entry has the cluster CGH HP, you would interpret this to suggest that while Cool Greenhouse conditions are needed for total success with this plant, House Plant conditions will be adequate, while not ideal. If the cluster is HH CGH you would interpret this to mean that while in Zone 8 or below this will be winter hardy outdoor, further north it will need considerable mulch, a cold frame, or a Cool Greenhouse to thrive. And so on.
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