How to Start a New Kalanchoe Plant

The bright, long-lasting flowers of the Kalanchoe blossfeldiana make it a popular houseplant, but it only thrives indoors for a short time. People usually keep this plant inside to enjoy the blooms, which come in shades of red, pink, yellow, orange or white. They then throw the plant away or move it outdoors. It will survive outdoors for many years in U.S. Department of Agriculture gardening zones 9 through 11. You can continue to enjoy the kalanchoe by easily starting new plants from leaf cuttings.

Kalanchoe plant
Scissors
Small pot
Cactus soil
Water

Instructions

- 1
  Cut a stem with three to five leaves off your plant. There should be at least 2 inches of bare stem at the bottom.
- 2
  Leave the cutting laying out for one to two days to allow it to develop a callus.
- 3
  Plant in a small pot containing a soil mix blended for cactus growth. Insert the cutting so the leaves are just above the soil surface, and water the cutting.
- 4
  Rooting should take place in one to three weeks. You can very gently lift the cutting up to check on growth, but be careful not to damage young roots. Plant the new kalanchoe in a larger pot and water when soil is dry.

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