''Kalanchoe millotii'' is a

succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

that is native south-central and southeastern

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. It forms a shrub up to a foot high. The leaf is a hazy green and scalloped, with dense felt covering it. This succulent, like most of its kind, requires porous soil and can only tolerate light

frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) ...

. The plant is hardy to 36–40 degrees and needs bright light, or full sun to partial shade. This

succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

only requires regular waterings during the summer or during heat waves, otherwise watering weekly is sufficient.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1722005 millottii Endemic flora of Madagascar Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie