Find Your Denny & Jo asks:
Could you help me identify a flowering houseplant given to me? I received this plant a couple of years ago and have cut off stems as they grow long and just pushed them back into the soil for additional growth. About a month ago I noticed that one of the plant was starting to bud. It had never done this before. About a week ago the buds opened into small yellow/orange flowers. I have had the plant (Now 2 plants, since I transplanted some of the stems into a different planter) for at least 2 years with never any indication of buds or flowers. I have attached several photos of the plants.
Reply: The plant you have is a Kalanchoe. Blooming is day length sensitive. It is a short-day plant meaning blooming occurs when light exposure has been restricted. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
I brought one a couple of years ago at Halloween because of the gorgeous little orange flowers, it has grown huge. It looks very similar to the money plants, in the respect of, all the roots spouting on all the knots on the stems & i was just thinking about chopping some off & planting them.so now I’m going to do it lol So thanx for your post ☺☺