Donkey Ears (Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri) in the Kalanchoes Database - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height:	12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread:	1 to 2 feet
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Evergreen Other: 12 to 20 inches long
Flowers:	Showy Other: Terminal inflorescence to 3 feet tall, branching near the top.
Flower Color:	Orange Other: Clusters of pale peach colored buds that darken and become the calyces holding the darker reddish salmon petals with flared tips and yellow interior. Process last about 2 months.
Flower Time:	Fall
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: The flowers are the most toxic part.
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Leaf Other: Plantlets on the leaves
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Donkey Ears
Kalanchoe
Velvet-Ear Kalanchoe
Life Plant
Palm Beachbells

Botanical names

Accepted: Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Synonym: Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri

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Date: 12/26/2021

Uploaded by Plantmom2020

Location: Greenhouse
Date: 2023-11-28
I love the stressed color of the parent leaf.

Uploaded by pod

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-19

Uploaded by Floridian

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-17

Uploaded by Floridian

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-04-03

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Georgia, US
Date: 1-01-2019

Uploaded by Samantha129

Date: 2021-11-08

Uploaded by hlutzow

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-07-07
Juvenile "plantlet" at tip of leaf.

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Container/greenhouse
Date: 2018-11-27
Showing new growth in the greenhouse after summer camp.

Uploaded by pod

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2018-01-12

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-02-07
sweet secretion

Uploaded by janinilulu

Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2023-12-23

Uploaded by wildflowers

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-17

Uploaded by Floridian

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2018-01-23

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-07-17

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: October, 2012

Uploaded by extranjera

Location: Victoria Texas
Date: 2024-02-15
Donkey Ears bloom after winter freeze protection.

Uploaded by Itsnak

Location: Container/greenhouse
Date: 2018-11-20
Offspring after the summer outdoors.

Uploaded by pod

Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-10-14
new little plants produced along leaves

Uploaded by gardengus

Location: Kalama, wa

Uploaded by Joy

Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-02-07

Uploaded by janinilulu

Location: Macleay Island, Queensland , Australia.
Date: 2016-06-10

Uploaded by Gleni

Photo by hlutzow

Uploaded by hlutzow

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-30

Uploaded by gingin

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-10-22

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-11-05

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-12-03

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-12-08

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-12-22

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-06-02

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: October, 2012

Uploaded by extranjera

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-06-23

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-02-04

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 29, 2012

Uploaded by valleylynn

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-08-25

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Macleay Island, Queensland , Australia.
Date: 2016-06-10

Uploaded by Gleni

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-01
After coming inside for winter, the new leaves are pale and aren'

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-01
After coming inside for winter, the new leaves are pale and aren'

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2013-01-05, winter

Uploaded by Bubbles

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-24
actually a baby that sprouts on the edge of the leaves

Uploaded by gingin

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-24

Uploaded by gingin

Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2013-09-10
A hand in the picture helps show the scale of thes long leaves. T

Uploaded by DavidofDeLand

Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2013-09-10
Its easy to see how it got the nickname Donkeys Ears!

Uploaded by DavidofDeLand

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Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Nov 11, 2011 1:51 PM concerning plant:

Got this plant at a swap. When I was told it made babies along the leaves, I thought: "Oh, no. Another mother of thousands!" So far it has been very well behaved for me, producing babies, but not taking over the world.

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GaNinFl	On February 2, 2019	Potted up Divided 2 small plants and repotted.
GaNinFl	On February 2, 2019	Cuttings stuck
hlutzow	On August 20, 2019	Obtained plant

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This looks like K. gastonis-bonnieri, to me. by purpleinopp	Mar 20, 2018 9:45 AM	12

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