They have very short internodes and rosettes of leaves. The plants bear tubular flowers on long inflorescences, usually in the winter. Many go by the common name echeveria . Kalanchoe is a large genus with many species used as houseplants. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a common potted flowering plant which is easy to maintain and bring into bloom during short day periods each year.
Older forms are large with tall inflorescences of red flowers.
Smaller forms with a wide range of colors are more common today. This plant is commonly called kalanchoe . Kalanchoe tomentosa has small fleshy leaves covered with white fuzz and brown tips which give it the common name panda plant . Several kalanchoes, such as Kalanchoe pinnata , Kalanchoe uniflora and Kalanchoe tubiflora , air plant or walking kalanchoe , produce small plantlets at the edges of their leaves. The genus Sedum also has many popular succulent houseplants.