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Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier

Family: CRASSULACEAE

Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
By right of the greater amount of red-brown fur edging each leaf tends more to evoke a red lesser panda, and it is occasionally called "Teddy Bear Cactus".

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker
J. Bot. 20: 110 1882

Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Chocolate Soldier, Panda-bear Plant, Kalanchoe, Cocoon Plant, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Pussy Ears, Plush Plant, Panda Plant, Teddy Bear Cactus
PORTUGUESE (Português): Soldado de chocolate

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Kalanchoe tomentosa group

  • Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker: Has silvery-white hairy leaves that appear grey to blue-green except at the tips which have several reddish-chocolate shallow notches .
  • Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier: Individual leaves are more red-brown all around the edges and thinner and longer than for the standard species. It also grows a bit faster with more of a clumping habit.

25707 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
25705 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

19512 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
23101 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

25706 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Kalanchoe tomentosa cv. Chocolate Soldier Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
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