Variety traits

Origin of the Kalanchoe blossfeldiana cultivar

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln.

The origin of the cultivar for Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a descriptive genealogical characteristic reflecting the history of breeding from the wild species native to Madagascar to modern hybrids and mutational forms.

In the reference 15 varieties crop Flaming Katy, where this is mentioned in the description.

In agronomic practice for this crop, the term denotes the development path of the cultivar: from the original species described in 1934 to forms derived through breeding or resulting from mutations, such as series of double-flowered varieties.

This indicator is not a measurable quantitative trait during variety trials and certification. The agronomic value of a cultivar is determined by a complex of economically important morphometric and phenological parameters, which are genetically embedded but are not measured by the fact of origin.

General information about the subject — on the page Variety origin.

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Varieties of Flaming Katy mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.