Pruning and Propagating Mexican Hat Plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana)

Pruning for Height Control

Cut the main stem just above a leaf attachment. A single new shoot will grow from that point. The plant does not branch from pruning cuts.

Maximizing Baby Plantlets

• Keep the plant very potbound—don't repot until it dries in 1–2 days.
• Give it as much direct sun as possible (south/west window).
• Plantlets form on leaf margins when the plant is mature and stressed by crowding/light.

Harvesting Plantlets

You don't have to wait for them to fall. Gently pull them off and press onto moist potting mix—they root in days.

Caution

Kalanchoe daigremontiana is toxic to pets and can be invasive outdoors in frost-free areas.