Succulent Garden at Shin-Yi by Helena

Bunny Family

clchenmimi — 2017-02-05 17:28:17 UTC

K. tomentosa f.nigromarginatus “Kurotoji” (the upper left)
Kalanchoe tomentosa (the lower left)
Kalanchoe Roseleaf (the upper right)
Kalanchoe millotii (the lower right)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-05 17:33:27 UTC

Kalanchoe tomentosa or panda plant, also known as pussy ears and chocolate soldier, is a succulent plant in the genus Kalanchoe. A native of Madagascar, it is a fairly popular houseplant on account of its small size, ease of care, and dark-red rimmed foliage. Wikipedia

Kalanchoe tomentosa (left)
K. tomentosa f.nigromarginatus “Kurotoji” (right)

Kalanchoe tomentosa

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 07:39:03 UTC

Kalanchoe tomentosa’s leaves have fur. It gives a nice smell. Although it rained a few days ago, the fur on leaves prevents its being soaking wet. Two leaves grow larger than three weeks ago. Leaves are slightly jagged. The color is dark green.

I’m quite thankful that our school held the eco-activity. This time I got a pot of Kalanchoe tomentosa, also called “Pussy Ears.” It looks like bunny’s ears. Besides being favored by people, the fine soft fur on leaves can reduce the water vapor loss and insulate the leaf from harsh external environment. I often go to succulent plant garden to take care my plant in my free time. As soon as I see my plant, my worries disappear. 408Yang,Hui-Ting

Because of its irresistibly cute form, when I saw Kalanchoe tomentosa, I was eager to take care of it. Plush “pussy ears” is soft and furry and fun to touch. The beautiful dark-red rimmed foliage has ornament value. It needs plenty of sunshine.In summer, it should be appropriately shaded but not over-shaded.

606Yang, Cai-Xuan

K. tomentosa f.nigromarginatus “Kurotoji”

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 07:58:00 UTC

Initially we kept succulent plants at each one’s home. My succulent seemed spiritless. It hanged down. On day Miss Lin asked each of us to bring succulent plants back to school for “ health check.” Most of them were unhealthy due to lack of enough sunshine, so Miss Lin decided to move our succulents back to the school garden for “ sunbathing.” It worked. Succulents are in straight and healthy; we are happy for that. Succulent plants have emotional healing effect. If you carefully cultivate them, you’ll find that they’re cute.

504 Chen, Yu-Jie (Jane)

Kalanchoe Roseleaf

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:03:59 UTC

Kalanchoe 'Roseleaf' has a faint scent. There is velvety, silver-green triangular foliage with serrated brown tips. Upright grower. The leaves feel coarse; it belongs to one of felt bush. After three weeks, the leaves turned greener and one leaf fell down.

In this acitivity, we had some class about the introduction of foliage. Planting also tests my patience and sense of responsibility. One day when I wanted to water my succulent plant, my classmate stopped me because it was midday. Now I know it’s not good to water plants in the hot midday.

406 Wang, Cen- An

kalanchoe Rose

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:06:20 UTC

Kalanchoe millotii

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:07:36 UTC

I observe that the gray-green leaves have serrated rim. The leaves feel furry. Compared with the stems of Echeveria plants, its stem is thinner. After three weeks, its height has increased two centimeter, from eight cm to ten cm. Two leaves has withered. Maybe it is caused by the heavy rain.

410 Zhang, Yin-Xin

Kalanchoe Synsepala

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:18:53 UTC

Kalanchoe synsepala is a very attractive succulent plant. It produces baby plants at the ends of long stems, which eventually and bend down to the ground and take root, giving rise to its common name of Walking Kalanchoe.

In the beginning there are six leaves, oval shaped with sharp purple tips. It smells pungent. The center leaves grow outward gradually. After three weeks, it grows 0.5 cm more. I find some new shoots under the leaves. There is a burn on a leaf. Maybe the burn is made when the sun heated water on the leaf. ( Due to over-watering, the ends of the two big leaves were rotten and turned black. Luckily the transplanted succulent flourished in new soil.)
403 Zhong, Chen-Ye

Kalanchoe Thyrsiflora( Paddle Plant)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:22:12 UTC

It grows in a rosette of flat, obovate leaves. The apple green leaves will become tinged in red when exposed to sun, specially under the huge temperature gap between day and night. It’s a native of Southern Africa, coated with a white powder.

Its color is light green mixed with red-purple. The center leaves turn into the outer layers when they’re more mature. It has grass taste. It feels rough and smooth. The leaves grew one centimeter high, darker and larger after three weeks passed. I hope it becomes big and strong.

403 Chang, Shu-Yin

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:31:25 UTC

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri is called "Donkey Ears" as it has leaves resembling the shape of a donkey's ear. The fast growing succulent is perennial or biennial from rocky areas of Madagascar. Its ovate-lanceolate leaves can be enormous. The leaves are bronze-green covered with a waxy white covering. These leaves often have small plantlets developing along the leaf margin.

508 Huang, Yun-Yun (Jennifer)

Kalanchoe daigremontiana (Mother of Thousands

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:40:13 UTC

A native of Madagascar,
It may bloom with small, grayish lavender flowers in late winter. The mother plant then dies. The most interesting feature is the baby plantlets continually appearing on the tips of the large leaves.Tiny plantlets can drop and replace the mother plant. That’s the cause the plant to be considered invasive.

Haworthia limifolia

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 08:44:38 UTC

It is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthia, native to Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa. The leaves bear series of distinctive, pronounced ridges. It accounts for both its name "Fairies Washboard" and Haworthia limifolia, with limifolia translating "file leafed".
This stemless succulent grows in a rosette of fleshy, upright green leaves with sharp, pointed tips. It's a good idea to repot the plant every year or two because it gets rid of its old roots each spring, and giving it fresh potting mix will keep the plant healthy. A single rosette will produce quite a lot of offsets. It can be propagated by offsets.It’s a great indoor plant on sunny or bright windowsills.

I ‘ve grown the succulent more than one year. Even though sometimes I forget to water it, it still lives quite well. Once I have not watered it for more than half of year. Only its leaves went yellow. When I repoted the plant, I found that one offset looked like a chicken’s claw. It is cool! I hope it can live longer than I expect.

51004 Eric

Crassula cv.‘Himaturi’ (Teaspoon)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:00:42 UTC

Family: Crassulaceae Genus:Crassula
The meaning of Himaturi is Fire Festival. The plant turns red under suitable sunlight.

Last summer, I often overwatered the plant, it went rotten and turned black in the end of stem or roots. Then I knew most of succulent plants are different from other potted plants. Especially Himaturi it’s easy to hurt by overwatering or continuing raining. For the survival of the plant, we cut the rotten part off and transplanted the healthy green cutting to the new soil. Luckily it worked.

51017Yang, Yu-An (Elsa)

Cotyledon tomentosa (Bear’s Paw)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:05:08 UTC

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Cotyledon

The leaves are flat, fleshy, hairy, & bear’s paw- shaped. That acounts for the common name “Bear’s Paw.” Most people would like the plants on the first sight. Cotyledons needs sunlight and good drainage. Bear’s Paw grows slowly and it’s hard to propagate. That’s why it is tough to plant.

60601Chang, Chen-Wei

Euphorbia stenoclada

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:18:56 UTC

Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Euphorbia

I got a pot of Euphorbia stenoclada. It is a shrub to one meter high with leafless branches. There are many brown spines on the emerald branches. I choose the plant because it is beautiful and not easy to die. Besides that, emerald the color of the plant is my favorite.

60614 Lin, Qi-Xuan

Euphorbia tirucalli (Milk Bush, Pencil Tree, Finger Tree)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:22:56 UTC

It's a shrub or a little arbor that grows in semi-arid tropical climates (eg. southern Africa) and can reach a height of three meters. Its profuse branches have tiny fragile leaves on the top, looking like coral reefs. It can be propagated by stem cuttings. Euphorbia tirucalli is a hydrocarbon plant. The latex in the branches is poisonous. That can be converted to the equivalent of gasoline.

60614 Lin, Qi-Xuan

Euphorbia Trigona (African Milk Tree)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:29:07 UTC

Euphorbia Tirucalli

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:31:16 UTC

Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' (Rainbow Bush)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:34:08 UTC

It’s distributed in southern Africa and other tropical regions, a slow growing succulent shrub with attractive reddish-brown stems and variegated cream and green leaves. A warm dry environment is great for the plant. It is said that it can absorb the radiation of TV or computer and clean air by getting rid of indoor poisonous sustances, such as formaldehyde. I choose the plant because it’s pretty & cute. It’s a good experience to plant succulent plant.

60603Li, Hua-En

Plectranthus Prostrates

clchenmimi — 2017-02-06 09:58:44 UTC

When I grew the plant, I talked to it. It seemed to be able to sense my caring and make a response. It grew taller than other four nearby pots. Since that I love it more.

510 Yeh, Chia-Tzu (Mia)

Portulaca ‘Hana Misteria’ ( Moss Rose ‘Hana Misteria’)

clchenmimi — 2017-02-08 06:17:54 UTC

It is bred in Kagoshima, Japan. The brightly pink flowers bloom in sunlight; however, they close up in the evening or at night and sometimes the leaves stand straight, like “Hands front” in the evening. It prefers full sunlight, drought tolerant with ovate shaped leathery leaves. The plant is mainly propagated by stem cuttings.

During the Year

clchenmimi — 2017-02-08 07:58:41 UTC

Pachyphytum oviferum‘Kyobijin’

Graptopetalum macdougallii

Graptopetalum mendozae

Graptoveria “Bainesii”

xPachyveria “Powder Puff”