Accession #: 200300289
Accession Date: 2003-09-04
Common name: Chandelier Plant, Mother of Millions
Family: Crassulaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Bryophyllum delagoense</i> (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce
Country of Origin: southern Madagascar
Description: Chandelier Plant produces small plantlets at the tips of its succulent, cylindrical (terete) leaves. This plant has become a noxious weed in many areas due to this very effective reproductive strategy.
Native to Madagascar, this plant is naturalized throughout tropical east Africa and elsewhere.
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USDA Zone: 10-12
Source: Volunteer in collection (old accession)
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