kalanchoe is a very common house plant. However, without pruning it will get leggy and need pruned. This video gives you propagation, pruning and general care tips for this great plant. TikTok @DaveTheHillsideGardener
I got a tiny Kalenchoe over a year ago, and it is now massive with like 5 super long "legs", but has never bloomed again. After watching this, I have a game plan to prune it back, and hopefully it will get fuller and bloom this year!
I'm happy I found your video. My son gave me this plant for Mother's Day and I wanted to make sure I care for it correctly & propagate it at some point. I'm also impressed that you've responded to recent comments on a 2 year old video... I seldom see that from youtubers.
Great video. Thank you! I searched for a number of RU-vid videos about kalanchoe but all of them just TALKED about it. I can simply Google and read those articles instead of listening to the RU-vidrs. Glad to find this video. You are really showing me where to cut and all the practicalities. A real deal!
Unfortunately I gave the mother plant away to a friend who moved away. I have a ton of new succulents that I’m working with now and will be making videos soon on all of them.
So did I just a few days ago!! The poor thing was dying and i can't seem to keep a plant alive. Super stressed about it possibly dying on me so I'm scrabbling for care tips on it.
If you want to see bravery check out my dividing overgrown snake plants. That one took a leap of faith. But thank you. Good luck. Thankfully these plants are very easy to propagate so don’t be discouraged if a few don’t make it. Just don’t overwater the cuttings! You’ll do great.
Thank you for this video! My plant is HUGE and heavy. It's sitting in my south-facing window and even grew through my blinds to reach more sun. I'll talk it through its' trimming. :D
Thank you for this video! It has helped answer so many questions. I was gifted a Kalenchoe a few years ago and she was teeny tiny and now she’s just sprawled out everywhere. Thanks to your video I can now (with confidence) 🤭 propagate and tidy her up. Thank you! ☺️
Thanks so much for the lesson. I was gifted one of these but wasn’t aware of the type of plant I had. Mine is nearly a year old and was given to me in a pot with an African violet. Both plants have done well and nearly a year later, need to be separated. My kelanchoe has gotten leggy and so the tips on how to prune it was definitely needed. I’m going to prune and repot it tomorrow thanks to your instructions. Btw, mine rebloomed just from general watering and providing it sunlight.
That's excellent 👍 hopefully it responds well to pruning. The African Violet should probably have its own container as it has very specific requirements, the one plant I've never had luck with, the kalanchoe cuttings root easily so you will have many plants to share
I had received a Kalanchoe Plant from my daughter for Mother’s Day and there wasn’t no information nor a name for it, so I was in the dark of what kind of plant it was and how to care for it! But after a lot of research and not really getting anywhere! My sister told me to use Google Lens App and got more info then any other Apps that charges you every month and still don’t actually shows you exactly how to prune back and transplanting to bigger pots with the right soil and fertilizer to use! Some of the videos from others, they just say a few words about caring for the plants and not really giving you much details about them! Once I got the Name of what kind of plant it was from Google Lens App and it also free but you can do lot more with searches for anything you need to know about whatever! So I got on You Tube and found you, Thank you so much Dave for showing and giving more details about Kalanchoe Plants and it was really nice to know that you can also what you trim off you can use make them as starters as well for more plants!! Again a big THANK YOU for your Videos you do Dave!! 😊
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener Thank you Dave! I have been on this Video a couple of times making sure that I’m doing it right from pruning to repotting my plant! I haven’t been into Plants until lately since recently! Many years ago I wasn’t much of a green thumb and they all died! Lol 😂 But now that I’m not working and been disabled for years and 62 now I have a lot of time for my plants, I had taking care of my daughters plants since she is a worker alcoholic! So I have a Money Tree, Bamboo Plant , Magenta Plant and a Orchid Plant that I am getting ready to replant once I can see videos about them!
Long story short. I gave the plant to one of my family members who eventually killed it. Word of advice. Do NOT overwater kalanchoe. I do have many other varieties of kalanchoe if you’d be interested on a video of them?
Im so glad I found this video, someone gave away this plant because it looked ugly (overgrown) I took it and I struggled so much to find out the name, so I took a picture and Google found it for me 🤭😅 I’m a new plant parent but I’m obsessed with them now!! I will prune it and hopefully it will be more compact and be full of life, thanks to your vídeo I fell more brave.
I always have trouble once I root things in water to transfer them to soil so I try it other ways, but yes it's a very versatile plant and propagates easily
Thank you! I’m a new plant enthusiast and this is my first plant. The outer leaves on mine are wilting so I’m guessing I have to trim them? I don’t know. I will watch a bunch of videos to make sure.
.. Wow.. I think it is a plant like this that I rescued only days ago, or, I'm trying to rescue the poor thing.. I found it in the garden trash where I live, and brought it home with me.. Only I had no idea what kind of plant it is, and since it's no bigger than one of your cuttings with leaves half the size and completely dehydrated.. But looking at your plant and cuttings, I can recognise the leaves as the same plant that I found.. If it's family to succulents then maybe I should give it the same soil mix??.. Thank you so very much for sharing this, you just gave me a little work to do 🤗
I run into so many videos that are a waste of time. Thanks for making a video with useful information & demonstration. My husband got me 2 so far because the first one died :( and I’m really trying to keep this second one alive.. Kalanchoes are so pretty. I have read to keep them in the dark and away from the sun and then also read the total opposite to keep them to the sun.. how do you keep yours? And do you mind sharing also if you use fertilizer and if so which one and how often?
In the summer I keep them outside on my porch where they get full sun in morning then shade the rest of the day. Fall and winter they are in a south facing window with full sun. I use just a basic indoor plant fertilizer but use 1/2 to 1/4 strength and wait til soil is dry then water thoroughly
Plants freshly bought from the stores are tightly packed and have a mix of big leaves and small leaves. They look as if few have been pressed hard to fit into one pot and the growth pattern looks very untidy. Those you filmed in the video appear to have uniform leaves and look very balanced. This made me think I will try to make new cuttings, and once they root I will remove the large leaves. I will try to prune the cuttings as they grow and shape them into compact shrubs or succulent bonsai. I noticed that Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana shrubs which are allowed to grow naturally look very different from the ones presented in stores.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardenerI worked for a South Florida wholesale tropical plant nursery for over 10 years growers and shippers, this might surprise you but Mass Cane and any type of ficus Schefs included, are usually by cuttings,from Cost Rica, unless some ficus is done in a lab as tissue culture,all the users all the way down to Homestead FL do them this way for a bigger cutting
Hi. Thank you for sharing this video. Do you have one on how to repot & grow a tiny tiny tiny kalanchoe plant? (Type of soil? Lighting? Size of pot? Drainage holes? Etc.) Thank you
I do not but that’s a great idea!! I will definitely try this out and if I figure it out I’ll make a video. I would say in general to keep a plant small use a small pot. A large pot will encourage vigorous growth which will be hard to contain. Also, prune the growing tips to promote a bushier growth pattern. Sorry I couldn’t be any more help. Thanks for watching. All the best
So I have several that I’ve managed to keep alive and my oldest is fairly tall. She has very few leaves towards the bottom of the stem and they branch out like a tree. I was wondering if I have any way to encourage her to grow stems towards the bottom. I’ve fallen in love with these plants and the oldest is my pride and joy (as far as plants go)
I would imagine you would have to cut back to encourage lower growth. They get long and wandering I'm my experience with the growth concentrated at the growing tips
Thank you for the great video! I’ve had my plant for almost 8 years and only learned what it was early last winter. It flowered once a few years ago. After I learned how to make it flower it’s finally got some small bunches of buds. However it’s way overgrown its pot and needs drastic pruning. My question is should I wait until after it blooms or can I cut the stems below the air roots and repot them with the flowers unopened buds? Will this injure the flowers that haven’t bloomed yet?
My husband bought one for me for Valentine's Day and I forgot about it in the window seal and it's still alive I need to replant it because it's still in a 2-inch pot I do like your be brave comments, I'm always scared to prune anything but my wisteria I will hack the crap out of it. Doesn't even matter what time of year I just hack it if I don't like it growing in a certain direction. I have people asking me all the time how to take care of it I tell them I'm not quite sure but I'll explain what I do. And whatever I do do my wisteria has about 100 more flower blooms the next year. I know I'm not doing it right but my wisteria is worse than a wild blackberry bush I must have put it in some really fertile ground or something. Anyway thank you for your video about this plant because I have no clue how to do it ❤
is there something like cutting too much with this plant? I have kalanchoe that grew too much, like super longstems without branching first 20-30 cm even doesn´t have leaves and it never bloomed after purchasing it blooming. Will it die if I cut it so short it won´t have leaves?
Mine are in bloom again after a full year of not blooming again. It’s in ground outside, the weird weather made it come back… but im loving it. It’s about to frost here, but I wanna take cuttings off now and bring some inside, just in case the one in ground doesn’t survive… can I take cuttings off now during bloom time?
Hi Dave ! So with each stems that I put in and has rooted makes one plant each and does includes if I also did with the leaves, is it one leave per pot?
Hi. Mine was a gift and I never expected it to take off and grow like this. It is about 10 inches tall and getting leggy with some new plants growing in the center. Is there a right time of year to prune it or can I prune it now in June? Its in a kitchen window
Please help me. I live in Spokane Washington. We get below freezing winters. Is it a bad idea to plant these in the ground outside? Will they grow back in the spring? Thank you!
Dave, I love the video. I am also a Kalanchoe lover and have had my share of disappointments. I have am curious about a couple of items. It did not appear that you let the stem callus over before planting nor did I notice you using Hormone dip , also are you using any special method to force the plant to blossom or you just letting mother nature take its course ? Please comment when you can, Thank you Hwc in Los Angeles
I keep my soil damp. Not moist or wet. So the cuttings usually take at 80-90 percent. I know many people say to let cutting dry out for a day or two but I think that’s more for actual cacti and succulents. Overwatering is an issue so don’t do that with these. Too much love is a bad thing in this case. Take care
Dave, thanks for your reply and yes I agree with the watering issue, being a newbie to this hobby I have had my share of losses. One more question is do you force your Kalanchoe to blossom by following the darkness/light method or do you just let mother nature run its course? I have Kalanchoes that have deep green foliage but do not produce buds to bloom into flowers. Please comment again when you can, Thank you in advance. Hwc in Los Angeles
@hectorcalderon1878 I let nature take its course. I have legit 1000 plants so I don’t have time to baby everyone. You will be good. Let them dry out in winter and around feb they will bloom
What exactly is this type of plant? Succulent?? Mine were doing amazing. I repotted it and it got bigger. Then I took it outside... Last year it got huge when I took it out. This year it looks horrible. So trying to figure out if it's the pot of the soil... Any suggestions?
It is a succulent. If it gets too wet or sits in water it will rot so be careful about too much water. It may be time to change out the soil and refresh the pot? Just an idea
I have a Kalanchoe with some odd things happening to the leaves. I'm not sure if I'm over or under watering it and it is fairly new but seems to be doing well other wise. It is the purple variety in case that is relevant in solving my issue. TIA
I have a little baby kalanchoe plant in a small pot that I've had for three months, but I'm looking to help it grow bigger. Would replanting it in a bigger pot help?
Yes. Just be careful up potting too much can lead to the soil not drying out as fast and can lead to root rot. Just use balance and make sure the soil is free draining
My plant grows as a singular stem and doesn't branch out like yours. What I end up doing for the most part is cut it from the top, leaving any potential knots on a stem, but its still just a single stem with leaves. How can I make it look more like a bush instead?
My mom's plant branches out and i didn't really like it so i have my own plant and it's a singular stem and i love it but it's starting to get two extra stems which is why I'm looking up pruning videos... I love the one stem process... Much more thicker leaves and bigger flowers !!
I have a kalanchoe plant. Not sure if it's the same as in video. I've had it for 2 years. It seems to be struggling. Its more stem than leaves. It has had mealy bugs many times ( treated by spraying leaves with 70 % isopropyl alcohol).It's never bloomed the leaves are drooping. Help?
Mine got very leggy as well. You need to cut it back very hard and hope the new growth is healthy. Also keep a few of your cuttings and grow new plants. The plant will naturally get long and spindly over time no real way to change that. It’s probably not what you wanted to hear but you need to cut it back and start again
Why am I not seeing any aerial roots on my plant? Mine is very healthy looking but no aerial roots. It's become very leggy so I'm looking to help it get bushier.
High humidity. Do you mist or spray your plants or have a humidifier in the room? Those will help. If the plant is healthy they’re really not necessary so it’s not necessarily a bad sign.
Not seeing roots..... Can you put a contrasting paper behind them so they show up? All I can see is your scissors mostly covered up with leaves. Can you show them after the cut is made? You put the cuttings away shielded by the plant. Are they thick like orchid or super fine like hairs??? Long? Short? Color??
You can cut and place into damp potting mix right away. Don’t get the soil wet or let it dry out and you will see new growth in a week or so. It is a very easy plant to propagate
I planted all different types of colors of kalanchoe from just the leaf of it and they grew but I don’t know why they all grew as yellow flowers, I planted lots of colors pink, red, orange but when the flowers are opening I noticed they all grew as yellow flowers and I don’t know why do you by any chance?
What I have found doing research is that they can change colors depending on light levels and growing conditions. also, I know sometimes when commercial growers fill pots they may stick several cuttings in one pot for sale. If you took cuttings from several different plants that may be the reason as well. I suppose it's normal for the blooms to change ?
I brought a little cutting back from vacation. I put it in water to root. A few weeks later the top of the stem was covered in tiny black bugs. I don’t know where they came from. I rinsed the bugs off but in another week they were back. I rinsed them off and put some insect dust on them. I would like to have it as a house plant. Does this plant attract bugs?
It can attract aphids if outdoors or if the plant was infected you took a cutting of. They can get bugs but mine never go outside so unless you have another plant with issues I’d say you brought them in with the cutting
As the plant puts on new growth it will be away from the original cutting so that gives it room to expand towards the center of the pot. Thanks for asking
You're welcome. They can become very top heavy and branches get broken off. Just watch this again and continue growing them out more and soon you will be giving them away to everyone 🙂
These succulents enjoy their haircuts; more than other succulents. People have in the back of their mind, Succulents, let them be or you can kill them. However these beauts will grow like a vine if left on their own, reaching for sunlight. I have seen some that have grown to over 4' in length that snapped in two with the lightest touch. I used to grow mine for cut flowers, as most of my family and friends do not want to tend to plants anymore. But as with most gifts, it is best not to overdo it. As you receive the snotty comments, "is that all you can give me?" So, I make the bouquets for my home and garden. Some of them have grown accustomed to my habits and bloom in the Spring so I can display them in my garden area.
Just wanted to comment that being your friend would be awesome, who gets sick of getting plants?! A coworker of mine started giving me her excess and dying plants and it’s what got me into gardening this year :) May your plants continue to produce infinite gifts (even if they’re for you) ❤
@@GreysAnatomyFan1994 Yeah, friends and family can be harsh with their criticism but they are easily forgotten. Kalanchoe are very long lived as cut flowers; they last as long as they would on the plant. I have gotten phone calls from those that I've given a bouquet to asking, "do I throw these out?" "There are roots coming out of the stems!" I tell them what to do but they just come back to me which is fine. In case you were wondering, Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana like to be planted together en masse which makes an awesome display. Especially out in a patio or balcony setting; I have had humming birds visit them sometimes when they're passing through. I have mine near my doorway so they are out of the wind. But every summer, the hummingbirds seem to find them.
What seems to be the issue? Just let them dry out all the way. Typically overwatering is the issue for most. Can you add any details or describe what’s going wrong?
@michellebutler1612 I water about once every two weeks. Need to let it completely dry out and I use a tropical houseplant liquid fertilizer about 1-2 times a month during the spring and summer and maybe 1 times during the winter
It needs a dark period to think it’s winter to stimulate the natural cycle. Try cutting back on sunlight for a period and see if that helps. They usually don’t bloom during summer for me as well
Maybe a good hard pruning will force it to flower again ? All of my transplanted cuttings flowered the first year so maybe that has something to do with it
You should take many cuttings and try to rejuvenate the plant. Question? How rootbound is the mother plant? Have you tried a total soil replacement to freshen up the nutrients and soil quality? Hope this helps
Thanks 🙂 Yes, this was ‘hard’. It felt cruel but there’s nothing up top just these long trailing browny green thick stems. I took pity on it in a shop years ago as it looked neglected, it was tiny then.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener I haven’t actually taken the plant out of the pot recently. I repotted it in a bigger pot with fresh compost about a year ago. I have to admit I don’t have green fingers. I will have a look at the roots though. Thank you 👍
They will only bloom around Jan/feb time typically. Which is why you see them sold around Valentine’s Day. You may want to wait a month or so just to be sure you’re not removing any flower buds. If you don’t see any I’d prune back and put the cuttings in the same pot to promote a bushier and fuller look.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener thanks so much for the quick response! I don't see buds, each stem does have something that might be buds, but they are pointy, so I think they will end up turning into leaves. I saw small roots along the big stems so I changed to a bigger pot so I could cover the roots with soil, they ended up even growing longer and taller and instead of growing up, now they are growing side ways. Is it because the stem is too heavy so it is filling down?
@KL-sf6jx the plant naturally wants to sprawl out. It really doesn’t grow tall per se. that’s why I let mine trail down over the edge of a pot or even in a hanging basket would work too. Nothing to worry about
Two reasons. Over water and it will die. Or too cold or little light. Unless you just didn't water it for a month or two I'd guess too much water, it got cold or too little light in that order
I’ve had this addressed many times. I’m sorry that the view was obscured however my videos and camera work have come a long way since then. I hope my newer videos demonstrate with better footage.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener it's a red flower kalanchoe. But I bought it like in December-January 2022 and till now It's always blooming. There are always buds and flowers in it
I left mine grow insanely long stems because I didn't know how to care for it. It seems happy like that but it's ugly as f* 😂, especially because when it's let loose like this, it looses all its leaves at the bottom and only keeps a dozen or so at the end of the branch lmao
