Identifying "Alligator Cactus": Kalanchoe daigremontiana (Mother of Thousands)

Julie's plant had opposite jagged leaves with plantlets at each edge, falling and rooting everywhere. Winter bloom: salmon trumpets from green buds.

ID

Kalanchoe daigremontiana—"mother of thousands." A Madagascar succulent, not a cactus. Highly prolific; can be weedy.

Check this page for varieties (flower color varies).

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