Plant Profile

Kalanchoe daigremontiana (Devil's Backbone, Mexican Hat Plant)

Mexican hat plant is an evergreen perennial succulent. Drought and heat tolerant. Native to Madagascar. It's a unique houseplant or specimen that grow in warm and dry landscapes. It produces small plantlets along its leaves' perifery. Grow in sandy or gravelly soil, full sun and sharply drained for healthier plants.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Arabic Name: طُحلُبيّة القُبّعة المَكسيكيّة

Pronunciation: kal-un-KOH-ee day-ee-gree-mon-tee-AH-nuh
Plant type: Cactus / Succulent
Origin: Madagascar
Heat Zones: 1 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Border Plant, Indoor, Container
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Upright

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

Leaf Margins: Serrate

Leaf Texture: Fleshy/Juicy, Medium

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green, Purple

Color(changing season): Green, Purple
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Cyme

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Orange, Purple, Pink

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk
Fruit

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Low

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Invasive Potential: Yes

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Rusts

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Aphids, Mealy-Bug

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Layering, Division, Rhizomes