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Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe luciae · Succulent
Paddle Plant 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 and grows happily in containers.
- 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
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Africa, Asia
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