It was rather cold last night about -1 deg C outside, I keep my Kalanchoe in the porch which is not heated. It might have been about 5 degC in there.
It looked fine this morning when I decided to move the plant into the warm living room.
But literally a few hours later I noticed some of the healthy leaves had started to shrivel up.
I'm not sure is his is cold damage or damage from moving the plant from a cold place to a warm place suddenly. And it happened so quickly!
Any ideas?
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Kalanchoe Oak leaf - cold damage?
Re: Kalanchoe Oak leaf - cold damage?
Cold damage often takes some time to appear
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Re: Kalanchoe Oak leaf - cold damage?
Try to avoid sharp rises or falls in temperature. It can be the rapid thawing that does more damage than the cold.
Re: Kalanchoe Oak leaf - cold damage?
Thank you both much appreciated. I didn't realise a rapid change in temperature could be so detrimental. Sounds like thats what caused it to shrivel in a matter of hours.
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Re: Kalanchoe Oak leaf - cold damage?
It doesn't look too severe, wait a while and see what recovers - or dies.
I agree about avoiding sharp temperature changes. Also, don't let the sun hit any frozen plant.
I agree about avoiding sharp temperature changes. Also, don't let the sun hit any frozen plant.
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