Scarlet Kleinia (Kleinia fulgens) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread:	12 - 24 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Evergreen Other: Succulent, gray-green in color with purplish reverse.
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Red
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Winter
Underground structures:	Tuber
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic Houseplant
Uses:	Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant:	Butterflies
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Leaf
Pollinators:	Moths and Butterflies Various insects
Containers:	Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Scarlet Kleinia
Coral Senecio

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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2015-03-02
The tiny buds open one by one, slowly. 3 have opened here. I thi

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Date: 2023-01-19

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-12-17

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Date: 2022-01-30
etiolation

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Date: 2021-10-25

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2017-01-16
Side growths on inflorescence.

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2018-08-11
Snipping the tip has resulted in new branches forming.

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-12

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-10-03

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Date: 2017-12-22

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-10-29

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2018-08-11

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2015-03-02
I repotted the old plant for the first time in many years. It ha

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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2015-03-02

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-02

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-04

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: NYBG
Date: June 14 22

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-10-29

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-10-29

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-03-30

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Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (Mobot) in St Louis
Date: 2016-06-18

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-03-30

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2018-07-27
The reverse side of an older leaf.

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Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2017-06-11
After a few years, a tuber has developed, its' top visible above

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-10

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-01-10

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-09-02

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-02

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-02

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