Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

   
chandelier plant
Kalanchoe delagoensis

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Other names:Kalanchoë tubiflora, Bryophyllum tubiflorum, Kalanchoe verticillata
Description: Succulent, unbranched perennial herb 1-3' tall, with cylindrical 1-6" gray-brown leaves.
Risk areas: Dry areas at low (0-2000 ft.) elevations.
WARNING:WARNING! Several relatives of Chandelier plant, as well as other succulent species, have proven invasive in Hawaii or elsewhere because their seeds are dispersed either by birds or by wind, or because they can easily grow from broken fragments of stems and leaves.

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