My Little Kalanchoe
Karen bought for me this little pot plant. It is really pretty with beautiful little flowers.
Now I'm going to surprise everyone with my little bit of knowledge I gathered about this
plant
It is called Kalanchoe - the only reason I know this is because the label said that is what it is called :)) I googled it to see what I could come up with. Once you start to look for information it is amazing what comes up.
It is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. According to Wikipedia it also has an ingredient in it which can cause cardiac poisoning particularly in grazing animals, this is a problem common in South Africa and Australia.
In traditional medicine it can be used to treat infections, rheumatism and inflammation.
Now on to my favourite part - taking pictures :))
Isn't it a pretty flower - so many petals to the flowers and they are quite tiny.
So I have to thank Karen very much for such an interesting and beautiful present. Isn't she a kind daughter?
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Comments
i love how fragile they look.
great vivid colours, too!
nicely done:)
You are a busy bee with your camera!
I'm spacing out my blog entries a little to allow myself to breathe in-between!
Have a gorgeous day!
I'll tell you even more - as it's a double rose form its called a Calendiva Kalanchoe and I get lots of requests for them especially the red ones 'flaming katy' from parents taking their kids to swimming lessons and podiatrists. They are also called the verucca plant as the leaves are used to kill veruccas....though you have to peel off the outer shell of the leaf to expose the wet fleshy bit.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mette
I love the second shot, the depth of field is awesome!