by Kari
(Nebraska)
Large round green leaves with pink and cream edges. People have asked if it is some sort of cabbage. Maybe a flapjack or paddle plant?
Drought Smart Plants reply:
This does look very similar in the shape of the leaves to the flapjack plant, Kalanchoe luciae or Kalanchoe thyrsiflora. It’s interesting that it’s obviously a variegated form, which I hadn’t known about.
That’s actually pretty funny that people think it’s a cabbage, as that’s actually one of the common names for Kalanchoe luciae – desert cabbage.
Have a look at this page on Daves Garden Website:
Kalanchoe luciae ‘Tricolor’ – that’s it, isn’t it? Yay!
This entry has more growing information about the unvariegated plant that might be helpful; Kalanchoe luciae
Happy Growing!
Jacki
