Product Details
Highlights
Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™: A green rosette with contrasting, dark red tips. It is a strong grower and survives cold, wet winters better than most Sempervivum. This variety produces lots of offsets on very short stolons. Also known as S. calcareum 'Sir William Lawrence'.
Hens & Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons. These chicks can be left to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.
Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer, and will thrive with weekly watering and afternoon shade if temperatures exceed 80F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily thrive through winter under an insulating blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.
Product Size
2.0" Pot
Current Primary Color
Green
All Seasonal Colors
Red
Bloom Color
White Bloom
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 5 (-20F), Zone 6 (-10F), Zone 7 (0F), Zone 8 (10F), Zone 9 (20F), Zone 10 (30F)
Recommended Light Conditions
Filtered / Partial Sun, Full Sun
Maximum Height
Under 3"
Maximum Rosette Size
3"-4"
Growth Habit / Shape
Rosette
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate, Pet Safe, Lots of Offsets
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
WHAT IS MY HARDINESS ZONE?
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Popular Questions
If it's already getting 6+ hours of sunlight a day or the stem isn't so bare, you could try fertilizing it, using a well balanced fertilizer during the seasons it grows the most. You could also try using a fertilizer that is high in phosphorous bi-weekly.
Source: https://mountaincrestgardens.com/faqs...
I looked up some reviews and forums that talk about that particular soil and I find that people have the same suspicion as you do. It holds water too well to be a good succulent soil and people really recommend cutting it with something grittier. Perlite, coarse sand, or pumice should absolutely help. I've also heard of people mixing this soil in a 50/50 ratio with chicken grit or even aquatic plant soil for cactus, but Kalanchoe can take a bit more water so you may not have to be that extreme about it.
However, this may not be the only issue. You could try gradually moving it into more light to encourage growth. Fertilizing is also a possibility. If you go this route, I would recommend using a 1/4 or 1/2 strength fertilizer every two weeks during the growing season in the spring to summer. I hope this all helps!
Do you mean specifically Kalanchoe blossfeldiana plants or all Kalanchoe plants? Regardless, I'll attach a link to this post that should take you to the Kalanchoe page on our website. The current available colors of K. blossfeldiana, at the time of posting, are pink, orange and yellow. However, this is likely to change as availability changes. I hope this helps!
Source: https://mountaincrestgardens.com/kala...
