Kalanchoe plant

#The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of Kalanchoe plant, botanically known as kalanchoe and known by the cultivar name Feuerwerk II, discovered by me near St. Gallen, Switzerland as a mutation of the unpatented cultivar Grobs Feuerwerk. Asexual reproduction by stem cuttings of the new cultivar has shown that the unique features of this new Kalanchoe are stabilized and are reproduced true to type in successive propagations.

#The following characteristics distinguish the new Kalanchoe from both its parent cultivar and other cultivated Kalanchoes of this type known and used in the floriculture industry:

#1. In comparison to my cultivar Feuerball, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,861, the foliage of Feuerwerk II is considerably larger and more distinct with highly crenated margins. Leaves have some tendency to cup upward with slight twisting.

#The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new cultivar in perspective view, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in a colored reproduction of this type.

#The following is a detailed description of my new Kalanchoe cultivar based on plants produced under commercial practices in Switzerland in 10 cm. pots during the spring months March through May at 18.degree. C night temperature. Color references are made to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

#Parentage: A selected mutation of Grobs Feuerwerk.

#Propagation: