How to identify the Christmas kalanchoe? Master these few identification points

1. Leaves

The leaves of the Christmas kalanchoe are opposite, growing very densely, and are oblong-spatulate or elliptical in shape, about 4-8 cm long and about 2-6 cm wide. The upper edges of the leaves have wavy obtuse teeth, while the lower part is entire. Its color is bright green, rather glossy, and the leaf edges are slightly tinged with red.

2. Flowers

The inflorescence of the Christmas kalanchoe is a conical cyme, dark green in color. The entire inflorescence is about 7-10 cm long, with numerous small flowers. The petals are 4 in number, and the flower colors are rich and varied, including peach red, orange-red, yellow, crimson, orange-white and white, and so on. The corolla is long-tubular, slightly swollen at the base. The flowering period is from January to April.