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Silver Spoons

Kalanchoe bracteata, Crassulaceae

Sources last read 14 September 2026.

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Also called Silver Teaspoons.

Silver Spoons (Kalanchoe bracteata), the whole plant.
Mike Peel ( www, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Silver Spoons is toxic

  • Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
  • Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
  • Toxic to people. Toxic to people (medium severity). NC State Extension

What the sources say about its care

Light
Full sun, Partial Shade
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Water
Good Drainage
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Humidity

No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.

Most foliage plants prefer more humidity than a heated room gives; succulents are named as an exception
Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Soil
High Organic Matter; pH Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Toxic to cats
Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.
ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
Toxic to dogs
Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.
ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
Harmful to people
Toxic to people (medium severity)
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026

Routine care

Watering
Let the soil dry out before watering again. In winter the plant is dormant, so water even less then.
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Propagation
Stem cuttings can be used for propagation.
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Pests and diseases
Can be troubled by aphids and mealybugs.
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026

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Close view of Silver Spoons (Kalanchoe bracteata) foliage.
Close upMike Peel ( www, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About the plant

Kalanchoe bracteata, commonly known as silver teaspoons or silver spoons, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is around 1.5 feet (46 cm) high, and has inflorescences with three or more flowers. The species is native to Madagascar, and was described in 1891.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026

Native range
Madagascar
World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.
Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
Madagascar
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Climate
seasonally dry tropical
World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.
Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
Growth form
Herbaceous Perennial, Succulent; habit erect, mounding
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Size
Height 24–48 in; width 24–48 in
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Flowering
Flowers red/burgundy; blooms in summer
NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026

Other Kalanchoe

More of the Crassulaceae family

Plants with similar care

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What this does not cover

The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.

Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.

If something is already wrong, the diagnosis tool asks about the soil, the window and the watering, which is where the answer usually is.