SucculentsPaddle Plant
Kalanchoe luciae
Paddle Plant (Kalanchoe luciae) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-12, that matures to about 0.5-4 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in summer. It attracts bees and butterflies, stands up well to deer, drought and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 9-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 0.5-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Rabbits
- Native to
- Africa, Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Paddle Plant is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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