Giant Kalanchoe Beharensis. Kalanchoe thyrsiflora flapjack plant is appreciated for its unusual foliage and the wacky looking kalanchoe beharensis can grow many meters tall. Kalanchoe beharensis commonly called velvet leaf felt bush or elephant s ear kalanchoe is a succulent tree like shrub that is native to madagascar.
It typically grows to 3 5 tall in cultivation but may reach 12 20 in ideal growing conditions. Each leaf is about 10 cm 4 in long and 5 10 cm 2 4 in wide. It has thick stems that are covered sharp angled leaf scars that likely evolved to protect the stems that hold large undulated and folded olive green.
The stem is about 1 5 m 4 9 ft long slender and knotted.
The stem is about 1 5 m 4 9 ft long slender and knotted. Usual height as a houseplant is 3 to. It typically grows to 3 5 tall in cultivation but may reach 12 20 in ideal growing conditions. Noted for its eccentric appearance award winning kalanchoe beharensis fang felt plant is a bushy often tree like perennial succulent with velvety triangular to lance shaped long stalked leaves.