Kalanchoe sexangularis

Kalanchoe sexangularis, sometimes called the bushveld kalanchoe, is a leaf succulent, a low growing shrublet that spreads via many stems, reaching heights around 1m to 1,5 m. The branches are thin and angled, often decumbent. Young stems are red or green depending on the plant’s exposure to sun. The old stems become grey and woody low down but remain soft.

The species distribution in South Africa lies along the eastern escarpment in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. It also grows in Swaziland.

The habitat is bushveld. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century.

The leaves of this plant are generally regarded by gardeners as a more important asset than its small yellow flowers. The plant grows easily from cuttings. It copes with mild cold, more than is normally experienced in its natural habitat, the warm northeast of the Lowveld (Smith, et al, 2017; Smith and Crouch, 2009; Germishuizen and Fabian, 1982; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).