Chrysler Building in my garden

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Chrysler Building in my garden

August 26, 2015 by spixl

My friend G called this succulent, the Chrysler Building. Anyone who has seen the original, or photos of it, in New York City can understand why.This Kalanchoe luciae is one of the great, great, great… grandchildren of the original plantlet G had given me six years ago when I first moved to Oaxaca.

Posted in Buildings, Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens | Tagged Casita Colibrí, garden, Kalanchoe luciae, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, succulents | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on August 26, 2015 at 9:30 pm | Reply Marnie

That is the most exquisite Kalanchoe ever! Lucky you!
- on September 1, 2015 at 10:11 am | Reply spixl
  
  It’s pretty common in the nurseries here and much more spectacular that the Kalanchoes I’m used to in the US.
on August 26, 2015 at 9:37 pm | Reply smarshasherman

Beautiful!
- on September 1, 2015 at 10:12 am | Reply spixl
  
  And, lots of “babies” at its base, so more to come!
on August 27, 2015 at 5:01 am | Reply Sylvia Impett

I would love to see your garden some time. It must be magnificent!
- on September 1, 2015 at 10:17 am | Reply spixl
  
  Thank you! It’s really just a variety of a lot of pots and plants. However, I’m working on giving it a more cohesive design. We shall see… In the meantime, Mother Nature provides the magnificence! 😉
on August 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm | Reply Marilyn Albright

Great photo – and I can see why G gave this plant the nickname! The top part looks like it belongs to some other plant.
- on September 1, 2015 at 10:22 am | Reply spixl
  
  Thanks, Marilyn! The top part is the flower stalk, the flowers of which are pretty unremarkable compared to the rest of the plant.
on August 31, 2015 at 11:29 am | Reply loulou113

Beautiful Shannon!
- on September 1, 2015 at 10:23 am | Reply spixl
  
  Thanks! By the way, the common nickname is “Flapjack plant.” I like G’s nickname much better!