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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana bi-colour 'Pink & Red' at home.

Its flowers in shades of pink, orange, yellow, red, white and even bicolor are durable and can be grown in vases and planters, used to decorate indoor and outdoor environments.

 

 

The original species of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana has simple flowers, bearing only four petals.

 

 

The species name, blossfeldiana, is a tribute to the German botanist and hybridizer Robert Blossfeld, responsible for popularizing the flower of fortune around the world, starting in 1932. Since then, thousands of hybrids and cultivars have been developed each season, always bringing news regarding the size of the flowers, number of petals, and their coloring. The commercial name Calandiva refers to one of these hybrids of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, which impresses with the large amount of petals in the same flower. These are a variety of folded flowers. The original species of the flor da fortuna has simple flowers, bearing only four petals.

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Uploaded on September 23, 2021
Taken on September 19, 2021