What Type of Plant is This??
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Barbara Mccrary on Jul 13, 2013its what I was told a deer tongueHelpful Reply
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Karen Robinson on Jul 13, 2013I finally found a picture of my plant on the internet. It is called a kalanchoe daigremontiana. Also called Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant, and Mexican Hat. I also discovered that the plant is poisonous. It is easy to take care of...needs little watering and will flower in the spring. Guess I should have researched a little more before posting. Thanks. And if anyone has any experience with the plant, I would love some pointers.Helpful Reply
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Jamala W on Jul 13, 2013it's called mother of thousands,,,.. Love that plant... When you pluck off the little buds and put them in dirt..they'll grow moreHelpful Reply
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Jamala W on Jul 13, 2013it's in the kalanchoe familyHelpful Reply
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Karen Robinson on Jul 13, 2013Thanks Jamala. I just love this plant.Helpful Reply
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Lisa E. on Jul 13, 2013Very pretty...Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jul 14, 2013Karen, I would be very careful with that plant here in Florida. Mother of thousands is an understatement. Mother of millions is more like it. You will soon have them everywhere!Helpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Jul 14, 2013to me its an ugly plant! sorry...Helpful Reply
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Don Payne on Jul 15, 2013my mother had one of these and she called it an airplane plant. i think because it was always dropping the little ones off.Helpful Reply
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Lynn on Jul 15, 2013I love the way nature takes care of itself (in the right environment!) and when I had it I was so happy to see all the babies. It likes dry and hot.......good for our TX drought!Helpful Reply
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Elaine Simmons on Jul 15, 2013Don Payne, what we call an airplane plant in Iowa looks nothing like this. The ones we have here have long shoots that fall away from the main plant.Helpful Reply
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Alice Vick on Jul 15, 2013We called it the Gossip plant, because it spreads faster than anything!Helpful Reply
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Su on Jul 15, 2013Alligator tears is what I was told it was calledHelpful Reply
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Debbie Gaertner on Jul 15, 2013We call it the pregnant plant. I have found that the bigger the pot the bigger the plant gets. I love it have grown several from the little babies. I have not had mine flower however. The plant stick with the info said good indoors or out, but not winter weather. Probably would be ok in Florida.Helpful Reply
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Tabby on Jul 15, 2013maternity plant in southern Illinois. Perfect or Mother's Day hahaHelpful Reply
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April E on Jul 15, 2013Kalanchoe daigremontiana mother of thousands its a great plant needs good light and to go DRY between waterings, however don't let it stay dryHelpful Reply
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Doreen Nestell on Jul 15, 2013I am laughing so hard at the answers. I love all the names. Each one is true to this plant. Spreading, gossiping, pregnant, thousands, millions... O:) just too funny. I will be praying for you. These are taking over my yard here in FL.Helpful Reply
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Nadlou on Jul 15, 2013The blooms are unusual, attract hummingbirds and make the plant worth growing (in my humble opinion!)Helpful Reply
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Maggie Lais on Jul 16, 2013I had one of these when I was a teenager. I actually think I sent for it in a magazine! It was called Mother of Thousands! I really loved this plant, because I didn't have to do much and it reproduced all over the place! I wouldn't advise growing it outside, especially anywhere it can be invasive, since those types of plants can become permanent invaders, can cost tens of thousands of dollars to control, and the worst part? If it isn't native, it can take over entire ecological niches, eradicating the native plants, and the things that benefit from the plants... etc... Really can be a very serious problem. Just ask anyone from Florida about Kudzu! and then there are insects and sea creatures: gypsy moths, and non-native thistles... some water lilies, lampreys, oh so many examples ...Helpful Reply
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Sandra T on Jul 16, 2013yes it is mother of manyHelpful Reply
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Karen Robinson on Jul 16, 2013Thanks, Maggie Lais and Doug Hunt. I am only allowing it to grow in a pot and only put it out front to get sun in the morning. I have been throwing the majority of the 'babies' down the toilet as don't want them to spread anymore than I can control. I will definitely be careful.Helpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Jul 16, 2013Iwas given one about 35 yrs ago,,, slightly different leaves,puffier...ours was called MATERNITY plant,,,lost it in a move,,NEVER found one since..no one has ever heard of my plant..Helpful Reply
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Sally on Jul 16, 2013This is poisonous to animals, I got rid of the one I had,Helpful Reply
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Jodie Bristow on Jul 16, 2013Hallelujah!!! Thank you Karen Robinson for posting your pictures!! I have some Hen's and Chicks growing and out of nowhere this plant popped up and is now growing babies. Now I know I need to get it out of my Hen's and Chicks and maybe transplant it somewhere else. I don't have animals but good to know it is poisonous to them. Thanks you all for giving my plant a name or names! Being a mother of six I think I will call mine "Mother of MANY"lol thanks all.Helpful Reply
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Karen Robinson on Jul 16, 2013Wanda sinnema, it's hard to tell from the pictures, but you can feel that it is a thicker leaf (a succulent).Helpful Reply
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Nadlou on Jul 17, 2013It's not invasive where I live in SoCal... I have it in a dry, hot area and in a shaded, watered area and it hasn't taken over in either place. It's been there several years now.Helpful Reply
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Karen Robinson on Jul 17, 2013Nice to know, Nadlou. Yet, I'm still going to keep her in her pot. :)Helpful Reply
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Peg on Jul 17, 2013it is one of the kalanchoes Karen. There are several varieties that make "babies" like this. I've brought some home when I was in Florida that grew wild.Helpful Reply
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Donna on Jul 19, 2013I've too have always known it to be called Mother of Thousands. I grow it outside in Central Florida & while it does spread, it dies back in winter & I've never had it take over an area.Helpful Reply
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Doe Jackson on Jul 25, 2013I've known it as Sombrero Plant or Mother of Thousands. We can't grow it outside in my part of Canada.Helpful Reply
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Jodie Bristow on Aug 13, 2013Mine started growing in the winter with my Hen's and Chicks here in California, so i'm curious to see what it does come winter.Helpful Reply
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Angelique DeMarco on Sep 07, 2013Mother of Many or Mother of Thousands...I had one as well....lost it several years ago and cannot find another :(Helpful Reply
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Debbie Dillon on Dec 17, 2013Josie, I have been looking for one of these and would love to have one or more. If you could think of a way to get one to me I would love one. goober375@yahoo.comHelpful Reply
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Sandra Creel on Dec 17, 2013My sister had one like this that was growing out the side of a porch. I grow mine in shade part sun etc. I have a couple that were sprouting out of my brick steps. I've never heard that they were bad for animals. If anyone knows more about this please post.Helpful Reply
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Jeanne Marie Miller on Jan 14, 2014Bryophyllum daigremontianum, also called Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant, or Mexican Hat Plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of the genus Bryophyllum, it is able to propagate vegetatively from plantlets that develop on the leaf edges. All parts of the plant are poisonous (they contain daigremontianin and other bufadienolides), which can even be fatal if ingested by infants or small pets. I was given a small plant by my son. I do enjoy watching the development of the plantlets.Helpful Reply
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Cbe1924689 on Jul 08, 2015My Mother had one and always called it the "pregnant plant" because it produced so many baby plants. I have looked over the years for one with no luck. I remember Mom starting plants for half the town lol.Helpful Reply
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Fab and Pretty on Jul 08, 2015@Cbeldin lolHelpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Jul 09, 2015It has several names...Originally I heard it as maternity plant. back in the early 1970's.. Have tried to find it for years.. Lost mine in a move....Helpful Reply
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Melinda Teal on Jul 12, 2015Don't know name but its kill it if you can plant becase it will root from leave. And all the little clones on the sides will grow practically from the time they fall from hosting plant.Helpful Reply
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Eli mackewich on Jul 12, 2015They are the best plants ever I call them the forever plant because you can keep them going forever.Helpful Reply
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Kathy Roberts on Jul 12, 2015I have heard It called Mother of Millions.Helpful Reply
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Magz on Jul 12, 2015Mother of millions xHelpful Reply
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Mary Kaye Goodding on Aug 21, 2015I vote for Mother of Millions. My kids called it the pregnant plant. They always had to take a plant to school at some point. I would always give them one of these, they never failed! They never had to do anything and the teacher always asked if they could have it. Be careful, they fall off into other plants and every where. Don't feel like you can't pull and move it. They will even grow floating in water! Have fun!Helpful Reply
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Barbara on May 29, 2016I've always called it an Alligator plant.Helpful Reply
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