General Plant Information (Edit)
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

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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
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
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-04-03
Location: Georgia, US
Date: 1-01-2019
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-07-07
Juvenile "plantlet" at tip of leaf.
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2018-01-12
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2023-12-23

Date: 2021-11-08
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-12-04
Location: Container/greenhouse
Date: 2018-11-27
Showing new growth in the greenhouse after summer camp.
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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-07-17
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-02-07
sweet secretion
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Victoria Texas
Date: 2024-02-15
Donkey Ears bloom after winter freeze protection.
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2018-01-23
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: October, 2012
Location: Container/greenhouse
Date: 2018-11-20
Offspring after the summer outdoors.
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Location: Macleay Island, Queensland , Australia.
Date: 2016-06-10
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Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-12-04
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-30
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-10-14
new little plants produced along leaves
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-02-07
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 29, 2012
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-11-05
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2017-12-03
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2017-12-08
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2017-12-22
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-06-02
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: October, 2012
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-06-23
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-24
actually a baby that sprouts on the edge of the leaves
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-02-04
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-08-25
Location: Macleay Island, Queensland , Australia.
Date: 2016-06-10
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-01
After coming inside for winter, the new leaves are pale and aren'
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-01
After coming inside for winter, the new leaves are pale and aren'
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2013-01-05, winter
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-24
Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2013-09-10
A hand in the picture helps show the scale of thes long leaves. T
Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2013-09-10
Its easy to see how it got the nickname Donkeys Ears!
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Comments:
  • 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.
Plant Events from our members
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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