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Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi (Lavender Scallops)

"Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi" is a succulent native to Madagascar. The specific epithet "fedtschenkoi" honors botanist Boris Alexeevich Fedtschenko (1873-1947), who was director of the Imperial Botanic Garden at St. Petersburg.

 

The common name for Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi is Lavender Scallops, in reference to its leaves with scalloped margins. It has flower clusters above the foliage on purple stems. The pendant flowers have sepals with a pearly sheen clasping their bases, and emerging from these are four flaring petals. The petals are variable: light orange, red-orange or rose.

 

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