Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) a few days after I brought it home on 5-14-23, #939-1.

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Mother of Thousands, Chandelier Plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

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**Synonyms of Kalanchoe delagoensis (6) (Updated on 12-17-25 from Plants of the World Online):** Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce (1916 publ. 1917), Bryophyllum tubiflorum Harv.(1862) (nom. superfl.), Bryophyllum verticillatum (Scott Elliot) A.Berger (1930), Geaya purpurea Costantin & Poiss. (1908), Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym.-Hamet (1912), Kalanchoe verticillata Scott Elliot (1891)

Kalanchoe delagoensis Eckl. & Zeyh. is the accepted scientific name for this species of Kalanchoe. It was named and described as such by Christian Friedrich Ecklon and Carl Ludwig Philip Zeyher in Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae in 1837.

The genus, Kalanchoe Adans., was named and described by Michel Adanson in Familles de Plantes in 1763.

As of 12-17-25 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 176 species in the Kalanchoe genus. It is a member of the plant family Crassulaceae with 39 genera. Those numbers could change as updates are made on POWO.

THERE ARE A FEW LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR FURTHER READING.

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 5-14-23, #939-2.

Kalanchoe species are among my favorite succulents, and every time I find a new new I have to bring it home. I have wanted a Kalanchoe delagoensis for a long time, and I finally brought one home from Mast’s Greenhouse on 5-11-23.

I am making annual updates on this site, but I thought I would go ahead and get a page started for this Kalanchoe. I will come back later with more information and update the links at the bottom of the page.

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 5-14-23, #939-3.

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 5-14-23, #939-4.

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) at 16 1/2″ tall on 10-24-23, #968-20.

I decided to move the potted plants inside for the winter on October 24th and 25th in 2023 even though a “F” wasn’t in the forecast yet. It was going to be rainy the rest of the week followed by cool temps and a “you know what.”

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 10-24-23, #968-21.

I always photograph and measure the cactus and succulents as I move them in (well, I don’t measure all of the succulents). The Kalanchoe delagoensis did very well over the summer and measured 16 1/2″ tall. Hmmm… I forgot to measure it when I brought it home…

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Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 6-12-24, #996-18

The Kalanchoe delagoensis was doing just fine on the front porch by 6-12-24.

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) on 6-12-24, #996-19.

It was already producing kids…

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Mother of Thousands) at 25″ on 10-23-24, #1023-4.

I moved the potted plants inside on October 14 in 2024 because there was a frost in the forecast. I moved them back outside after a couple of days since the temps warmed back up again. I photographed and measured the Kalanchoe delagoensis at 25″ on 10-23. The plants were able to stay outside until November 17 when I had to bring them back inside, probably for the rest of the winter…

I will finish this page as soon as possible…

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