Mother of Millions. Kalanchoe Delagoensis (Mother of Millions, Devil’s Backbone, Chandelier Plant) Also referred to as Bryophyllum Delagoensis, these are rapid growing plants that are known to multiply easily anywhere it lands, giving them their rightful name ‘Mother of Millions’.
Kalanchoe delagoensis famously known as Mother of Millions is a rapidly growing plant that multiplies easily wherever it falls. It is rightly given the name ‘Mother of millions’ due to its rapid multiplying ability. This succulent produces several tiny plantlets that appear at the ends of the leaves. These plantlets can take root relentlessly wherever they fall.
The rapidly growing ability of this succulent may sound interesting to you if you want to multiply the succulent, but keep in mind this succulent can take over your garden in no time. This succulent spreads by producing seeds and plantlets. It can be pulled out of the soil to check its growth, but the seeds remain viable in the soil for several years even when the plant is pulled out.
That is why the Mother of Millions is also considered as a weed (an unwanted plant) or an invasive species in some regions of the world. The same attribute that makes it unpleasant to some people, makes it highly desirable to several other people. It is an attractive succulent that is super easy to care for and multiplies enormously.
Kalanchoe delagoensis reproduces asexually by producing several tiny plantlets along the margins of the leaves. The succulent has an erect up to 3.3 feet (1 m) tall stem, often with short shoots at the base. The leaves are sub-cylindrical, simple, 6 inches long, and 0.2 inches wide. The leaves are often spotted with a reddish-brown color. The margins of the leaves near the apex have 3 to 9 conical teeth. Spoon shaped bulbils are produced between the conical teeth. The succulent produces orange to scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers dangling in clusters from the top of the stem.