Cultivar · genus Kalanchoe

Chocolate Soldier

Kalanchoe tomentosa · ‘Chocolate Soldier’

Guide

Written and kept by people who grow it. Every section carries its source.

No cultivar-specific guide yet

Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Kalanchoe tomentosa care below. If you grow ‘Chocolate Soldier’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.

Care recipe

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Care notes reviewed by Horta

Light: ai:claude-code
Soil: ai:claude-code

LightOwn

Bright, indirect

Waterfrom Kalanchoe tomentosa

≈ every 21 days

Humidityfrom Kalanchoe tomentosa

Low — average room

Temperaturefrom Kalanchoe tomentosa

13–27 °C

Soil mixOwn

well-drained soil

PropagationOwn

cuttings rooted in moist sandy mix or perlite

FertilizingOwn

once during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer

Growth ratefrom Kalanchoe tomentosa

Slow

FloweringOwn

small furry bell-shaped flowers, golden ginger in colour; yellow-green with brown petal tips

ToxicityLocked · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Crassulaceae of the genus Kalanchoe contain cardiac bufadienolide glycosides. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-code · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

Kept true by its growers

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