Lauren

All succulents have very similar needs: 1. good drainage (mix and pot), 2. lots of sun (some more-some less, this plant will enjoy a lot), 3. good air circulation, 4. appropriate watering when needed. You can apply this to any succulent plant...

C&S soil with lots of perlite is used by many and is much better than original potting mix. I prefer much grittier mix - there is much less chance of overwatering, and worrying about rain...BTW, not sure ifyou are aw are, but it is best to get rid of all of the old soil from the root ball when repotting succulents into new mix.

To keep that compact growth and nice red coloring, give it as much sunlight as possible. It will tolerate shadier spot, loosing the reddish coloring. There is also a powdery coating (farina), mostly on young leaves. This Kalanchoe luciae is a monocarpic plant - if it blooms, it will die. It usually needs to be bit 'older' to bloom (more than 1 season - usually 3 or 4), and should also offset to replace original plant.

Thank you, Rina and Socks:). That was very thorough and helpful. I will go ahead and give it a root pruning and repot it!

Best color (red edges on the leaves) and thickest farina with LOTS of light. Tolerates quite a bit of water (tolerates, not loves). Do not touch leaves--wipes off the farina, leaving marks.

Not sure about the root pruning. Why? Just get a slightly bigger pot.

Well, the roots are circling the bottom....

Circling roots matter very much when it comes to the root systems of woody plants, which are generally long-lived. With succulents that are monocarpic, it's not very important. By the photo if you just shake off the soil there probably won't be that big of a root system.

I did not know that! If that's the case, I can just leave it in the pot it's in for now? Or still go ahead and instead of repotting, just pot up?