Propagating Succulents Kalanchoe Panda

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Kalanchoe pandas are wonderful fuzzy succulents that propagate uniquely unlike other succulents I have seen. Propagating succulents is easy and fun if you follow a few simple steps! (Here is a link to our basic succulent propagation page)

1. Choose Your Plant
   1. As always with succulent propagation, you want to have a healthy succulent that has full leaves. This will make the success rate so much higher than if the succulent is thirsty when you remove leaves. The leaf you remove will need the water stored in order to grow the new plant, so the more the better. Water your succulents a couple of days before removing the leaf. If you need succulent care basics, sign up for our email list to get a free succulent care guide sent directly to your inbox!
2. Remove the Leaf
   1. On many of my echeverias, the leaf wiggles off easily. On Kalanchoe pandas (this method also works for chocolate soldiers), the leaves are really forgiving. So just get close to the stem and use your nail to remove the leaf as close to the stem as possible. The leaves might easily wiggle off but I just try to get as close to the stem as possible.
   2. If you want, you can cut the leaves up into halves or thirds to get more babies! The kalanchoe pandas are super unique like that. I found this was possible when I broke a leaf when I bumped the plant and found a baby growing out of it later that month!
   3. Lay the leaves on a plate or in a bowl/dish and let them dry for 3 days AT LEAST! Many of my viewers/readers have expressed that their kalanchoe pandas rot when the try to propagate them. Make sure you let them callous over completely before you water them!
   4. After the leaves have calloused over, you can lay them in a bed of succulent soil(link to my favorite here) or any fast draining soil and water only at the base of the plant. Using this garden syringe(here is a link) allows for great control as to assure water doesn’t get on the leaves (this will also lead to rot).
   5. Put the leaves in an area that gets bright indirect light and only water if the soil is completely dry.
3. Removing the parent leaf
   1. Kalanchoes grow extremely slowly. Therefore, I suggest leaving the parent leaf on until it falls off on its own.
4. Option 2:
   1. If you live in a humid climate, another option for you to prevent rotting could be dry propagation(link to our post on it here).  Kalanchoe pandas seem to do well using this method too!

Propagating succulents is one of my favorite things to do in the garden. We have several videos on our youtube(link here) and posts on our blog that can help you learn the unique ways of propagating succulents. Leave any questions/comments/suggestions you have down below!