western australia

An insignificant flower but at least it's a flower

@JudyEv (342083)

Rockingham, Australia

August 12, 2024 12:42am CST

I don’t have much garden in our present place although I’m working on getting a living wall soon. However, I do have several of what you see in the collage. I think they are kalanchoes. Someone on myLot was able to identify them for me some time ago but I've forgotten the name now. The plant in the photo on the left shows much more colour but perhaps they’re more red in summer. I planted several of these in the ground outside our bedroom window and three took it upon themselves to grow a flower spike. The flowers are very insignificant. The red leaves are much more attractive.

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@LindaOHio (181654)

• United States

12 Aug

Very wild! It looks like a succulent. Have a good week.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Yes, it's definitely a succulent and I now know it's a Kalanchoe luciae.

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@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

12 Aug

I haven't seen this plant before. I think perhaps it is a kind of succulent plant.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Yes, you're right. It's a succulent and luckily it is easy to grow.

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@rebelann (112969)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Aug

I think it's a really pretty plant. Red leaves is a color boost when most plants have green leaves

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@rebelann (112969)

• El Paso, Texas

15 Aug

Yes, I'll bet your vertical creation will be beautiful

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

@rebelann Thanks. One day you'll be able to judge for yourself.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

That's true and plants with varietagated leaves also give a colour boost.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317242)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Aug

They're beautiful, even the one with the flower spike.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317242)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Aug

@JudyEv Yes, that is a good thing.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Thanks. It's easy to grow which is a good thing.

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@porwest (92589)

• United States

12 Aug

I'd have to say those are quite interesting looking.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

They are quite strange looking. In the pot, you can see how the one plant has multiplied.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

@porwest @changjiangzhibin89 was able to identify it. Desert cabbage and paddle plant are commonn names and it's one of the Kalanchoe family - Kalanchoe luciae. So now we both know.

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@porwest (92589)

• United States

12 Aug

@JudyEv They look familiar though. Not sure what they would be called or what family they would fit in with.

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@Beestring (14696)

• Hong Kong

12 Aug

Yes, the red leaves are beautiful.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

In the summer, I'm hoping it will be much redder.

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@popciclecold (39512)

• United States

12 Aug

I don't know much about flowers, but it looks real nice.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Thanks. They are pretty when they are really red.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)

• China

12 Aug

I have one sort of kalanchoes called the flower of longevity here.Yours is beautiful ! I find a link about it.

Kalanchoe luciae (Paddle Plant) - World of Succulents

worldofsucculents.com

Kalanchoe luciae (Paddle Plant) is an eye-catching succulent that forms rosettes of fleshy, grey-green to yellowish-green leaves with red ...

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)

• China

13 Aug

@JudyEv My pleasure ! The name Desert Cabbage is easy to remember,I think.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Thanks so much for the link. That is certainly what I have. I think I'll be able to remember paddle plant even if I can't remember Kalanchoe luciae!

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

@changjiangzhibin89 That's a good name for it too.

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@RebeccasFarm (90474)

• Arvada, Colorado

12 Aug

It's a succulent flower is it Judy? So pretty I love it.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

Yes, it's a succulent. Hopefully it will go really red in the summer.

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@FourWalls (69010)

• United States

12 Aug

Insignificant, but I think it’s quite pretty!

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

The real beauty is in the red leaves I guess.

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@Juliaacv (51588)

• Canada

12 Aug

It is quite a pretty looking plant. It almost seems as though the planter is getting full and could be separated. You can use those in your living wall. What is on the right side of the photo?

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@Juliaacv (51588)

• Canada

12 Aug

@JudyEv I think that the one singular plant is the parent to the ones in the pot, they look like they are the same.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug

I did separate the plants in the pot and they're now all in the garden with the one that's flowering. I'm not sure what you mean by right side of the photo. There is the hedge and some sort of grassy/reedy plant.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

@Juliaacv Yes, that's true. The 'babies' are all in the ground now as individuals.

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@wolfgirl569 (108144)

• Marion, Ohio

12 Aug

It is different and I like that

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

The red colour looks good in a garden too.

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@RasmaSandra (80748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Aug

I like it ! I love that red color,

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

In some seasons they are really red; other times not so much.

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@RevivedWarrior (2485)

• India

12 Aug

Looks like succulent . It has a nice bright colour. Not sure if i have seen much bright ones earlier . One of the good things about succulents are they need less water and survive well in arid conditions. They have the capability to retain water for a longer time. But the part is succulents have excellent air purifying qualities and perhaps best for indoor deocrations. It would be interesting to see these in your vertical garden. Would love to see your garden updates !

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

I'm still waiting for the vertical pockets to arrive but they shouldn't be too much later.

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@snowy22315 (182193)

• United States

13 Aug

I never heard of them, but they look very pretty

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

It's popular names are paddle plant and desert cabbage, both of which are pretty appropriate. It's one of the Kalanchoe family - Kalanchoe luciae. Thanks to @changjiangzhibin89 for the information.

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@ptrikha_2 (47064)

• India

13 Aug

Looks unique. I like this shade of Red. This was one of the shades of Pastel colours I used to had when I fondly made drawings during my school time. Quite an Interesting plant!!

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

I think red would have to be my favourite colour.

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@JESSY3236 (20046)

• United States

13 Aug

pretty plant.

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

Thanks. I think so too.

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@grenery8 (11194)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

13 Aug

i love them. plant or flower, everything counts and it's worthy

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

I think some things are only weeds when they're in the wrong place.

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@grenery8 (11194)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

16 Aug

@JudyEv or by time they become that.

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13 Aug

btw the color of the leaves is beautiful, reddish green

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

They make a bright spot in the garden.

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13 Aug

Many wild plants can make the walls of the house more alive, sometimes the color of the leaves is more attractive than the color of the flowers. I like collecting and planting flowers because I was exposed to my mother's hobby lol

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@JudyEv (342083)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug

I used to help my mother a lot in the garden but I'm not so good with my own garden. I'm trying to improve.