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A non-traditional but festive holiday plant: Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe is a genus of tropical succulents native to parts of Africa and Asia. There are about 174 accepted species.
Kalanchoe is a strange name thought to be derived from a Chinese word. Nearly 150 species of Kalanchoe – pronounced Kay-lan-KO-ee – are native from Madagascar to Arabia and India. Most are succulent, ...