Kalanchoe fedtschenkoiLavender Scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, sold as Lavender Scallops, is a Madagascan succulent whose blue-grey scalloped leaves are edged in pink or purple, deepening in full sun and through cool weather. Stems sprawl and root where they touch, so a planted group knits into a low spreading mat.

It is used in rockeries, dry ground cover, green roofs and container work, and it asks for nothing but drainage.

Specifications

• Height0.3 to 0.6 metres
• Width0.5 to 1 metre, spreading
• Native toMadagascar
• FoliageFleshy, blue-grey scalloped leaves with pink to purple margins; evergreen
• Growth rateModerate

Conditions

• SoilRequires free-draining sandy or gritty soils
• LightFull sun to partial shade; leaf colour is strongest in full sun
• WaterLow; drought-tolerant once established
• ClimateThrives in warm dry subtropical and semi-arid regions and is frost-sensitive

Additional Features

• FlowersPendulous bell-shaped orange to salmon flowers in winter
• FormSprawling stems that root where they touch the ground
• UsesIdeal for rockeries, dry ground cover, green roofs, arid borders and containers
• SpacingPlant 0.3 to 0.4 metres apart for cover within a season
• Low MaintenanceTrim back leggy stems; propagates readily from any cutting
• Pest ResistanceGenerally pest-free where drainage is sharp
• Drought ToleranceSurvives long dry periods on stored leaf moisture
• ToxicityContains compounds toxic to livestock and pets if eaten in quantity

Lavender Scallops covers dry difficult ground with real leaf colour, and it does it without irrigation.