Kalanchoe Tomentosa "Panda Plant" 12cmPot

Botanical Name: Kalanchoe tomentosa
Common Names: Panda Plant, Chocolate Soldier, Pussy Ears

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📌 Product Description

Kalanchoe tomentosa, commonly known as the Panda Plant, is a charming, soft-textured succulent prized for its velvety grey-green leaves edged with distinctive chocolate-brown markings. The thick, spoon-shaped leaves are covered in fine hairs, giving the plant its signature fuzzy appearance.

This compact, upright-growing succulent is ideal for indoor pots, sunny windowsills, and sheltered patios. Its unique texture and contrasting leaf tips make it a popular collector’s plant and an excellent addition to modern succulent displays.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 30 – 45 cm
Spread: 20 – 30 cm
Growth Habit: Upright, branching succulent
Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Bright indirect light indoors; morning sun outdoors
Soil: Well-draining succulent or sandy mix
Water:

• Water sparingly
• Allow soil to dry completely between watering
• Avoid wetting the leaves to prevent rot

Feeding: Light feeding during spring and summer

Maintenance:

• Remove damaged lower leaves
• Protect from heavy rain
• Easily propagated from stem cuttings

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring and early summer
Active Growing Season: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Rarely flowers in cultivation; small tubular blooms may appear in mature plants
Climate Suitability: Ideal as an indoor plant or in warm, dry regions
Frost Tolerance: Sensitive to frost; protect below 5°C

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🌼 Additional Benefits

✔ Unique soft, velvety foliage
✔ Compact and easy to manage
✔ Excellent indoor succulent
✔ Drought-tolerant
✔ Low maintenance
✔ Ideal collector’s plant

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Indoor décor plant
✔ Desk or windowsill plant
✔ Succulent arrangements
✔ Modern container displays
✔ Gift plant
✔ Sheltered patio gardens