Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum)

hello im in the ny area and i cannot find these plants anywhere i had one 3 years ago but it died in the winter now i would love to get another can anyone help??????

I am looking for the Mexican Hat Plant, or Mother Of Thousands plant. I live in the greater Austin area, and cannot find this plant, and the nurseries say they haven't a clue to where I can get it! I may even try a flea market, as my Mother had this plant many years ago, and that's where she got it. She lived in Dallas, so it's here. I just can't find it. Can anyone help me? I see that you have pictures and info on this plant. Thanks, Fatsinhutto...rdoss1@austin.rr.com

I have a few babies, but they don't look like this. They live inside, and are lighter green and spindly up against these in the picture... They have always lived inside in my life, but maybe that's because I'm not in the hottest part of the south... or I don't know any better...

I have thousands and thousands of these in my garden. The picture by Dinu is what a young, vigorously growing well-watered plant looks like. The leaves are narrower, dark gray, and more tubular when they get less water. If you live in a mostly frost -free area and this plant gets in your garden you may never be able to get rid of it. If anyone in zone 8 or colder (I will not send any to warmer climates) wants some, e-mail me and we can figure out how I can send you some small plants.

They get weak and thin in summer without water, but they survive! Yes, the area it was growing had been watered and it shows in the leaves. Now, I have one put in a pot, up a tree trunk and I never water. It is as I said, weak. I don't like it growing everywhere!

Hi!

We live in Ohio and these are sold at our local stores as a Pregnant Plant, I am glad I found out the correct name of them. I wintered over two or three of these and have just put them in the greenhouse. I would be more than willing to mail you some for the postage if you contact me. I just kept the mother plant during the winter and threw the babies away. So it would be a couple of weeks before I could mail any as they are just about 1/2 inch tall now and probably should be a little bigger. Does anyone have any babies to share of the Kactus Kathi, Herbynoel, or Happenstance. I raise daylilies and some other perennials so I would be more than glad to trade for some of them. Thanks for all the information everyone, this just opened up a new avenue to me about these plants.

Yes, this is an attractive plant going by the symmetrical formation of the leaves.

I lived near the Texas Gulf Coast for about 200 years and have always known this plant as "Mother of Millions"... it is definitely a 'passalong' plant in Texas... lol! I also have about a gazillion babies every summer... if anyone wants a start, email me (lovelovemyjunk@email.com).

ruthfilrose: I'm not positive, but I think these are the same as most of the other photos... just shown in bloom. I'd never seen these bloom for years and years and years... then... a few summers ago, I spent three months in Canada (omigawd... talk about beautiful gardening... in Goderich... at Lake Huron)... anyhow... I'd just moved and had almost nothing growing in the yard... I asked a neighbor to water and... she didn't. When I returned I was shocked... several mother of millions had sent up spikes that were 5 ft tall... and they were heavy with hundreds of these pinkish reddish orange flowers... they were really very pretty. I have no idea if perhaps I'd been giving them too much water all those years ... or what. But... since that time... I just leave them in large pots or along the back fence and they multiply like crazy... and almost everyone of them bloom... it is very pretty when all are in bloom... and the blooms seem to last forever.

Another attractive thing about this plant... I discovered by accident... several tall plants were blown over and I never bothered to stand them up for several months... meanwhile they'd started growing toward the sun... so, of course, had some odd shapes when I put them outright. I've experimented with moving them around and making them have odd stalks... I like the effect!

Thanks to everyone for sharing photos...
JeannieTX (Bellville)

Hi. I'm new to this site. I have some Mother of Thousands babies & they really do have lots of babies. I harvest some every few weeks in the summer. I'd love to trade them for a different variety or some other plant cutting. Or I can send them if you cover postage. How does this site work? Chanie

Hi Chanie. You can go to the swap forum and someone WILL want your MoT babies!

if anyone is looking for the mother of thousands plant i have some my email is rosebud242@verizon.net

So my brother's friend Otto gave him one of these... after seeing it my mother got one... on to my sister, girlfriend and now me. We are all in northern california. It seems as though depending on where this thing lives... it takes on completely different characteristics. Mine is inside next to a window... about 3 ft tall straight up in the aire and light green. My girlfried had hers outside in Santa Cruz in direct sun... it has like purple stripes on it... the stem broke and now it grows kinda horizontal... the broken bit reconnected and rooted... crazy and very very cool plant... Glad to know whats its called... we have all be exchanging pictures of our unique versions and calling it the "Otto Plant"...

My personal favorite of the group is K. tubiflora. It doesn't spread as quickly but makes a lovely pot. The flowers are similar to the others.

I have this tubiflora, & 2 other varieties, and don't know what to do with all the babies. One type makes violet colored flowers & the others I haven't seen flowering yet. Anyone want some? I'd trade for a different plant (any kind) or you can have them if you pay postage. I know once I harvest these babies I'll grow a whole other batch. Thanks, Chanie