October 18th, 2008: Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe diagremontiana) by WUVIE

The Bloom of the Day for October 18th, 2008 was Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe diagremontiana).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/bloom.php?date=2008-10-18

Badly misnamed- it should be Mother of seventy seven billion......
Every pot in my conservatory has at least three of these that have snuck into them when I was not looking. I let several grow each year though as the towering flower stalk is spectacular.