Kalanchoe tomentosa

Origin

Central America

Production

Yunnan

Category

Crassulaceae, Kalanchoe

Blooming

Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, white flowers

Color

Leaf color gray white, when sunny leaf tips with brown marks

Size

Diameter 6-10 cm, height 5-15 cm

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Sunlight

Likes light, and resistant to half shade, short period of dormancy in summer, use half shade for better care

Watering

Water thoroughly 2 times during summer dormancy, keep soil moist in other time, water thoroughly when soil is dry

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Kalanchoe tomentosa
      min_moisture: 7
      max_moisture: 50
      min_conductivity: 300
      max_conductivity: 1000
      min_temperature: 5
      max_temperature: 35
      min_brightness: 2800
      max_brightness: 55000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.