I've never seen that either. The only possibility I can think of is a virus

That's what I'm thinking; however, it's in two pots that one is outside and the other is inside. Unless it's from lack of food? Or possibly the minerals in our water. I'll see what happens down the road.

It is unlikely that it would be from lack of food - I never fertilize mine and have not seen similar happening. If it was minerals in the water - has your water changed recently? or did you move? - It would be happening on all your kalanchoes, not just one or two (I believe you said this is from clipping, and I assume you have original plant). Do you have any other succulents and/or other plants? Is everything watered with same water? Anything unusual happening with any other plants?

Super cool though. I've seen similar in other plants. Sometimes my echeveria will send out a new leaf that looks just like a golf tee, just a solid tube that expands and makes a little flat top. These remind me of the Cosmos that are intentionally bred to grow tube shaped petals....

Rina, we moved here about 1.5 years ago. As for the clippings, I "stole" a few clippings from a neighbor back in the late '80's! This plant has flourished! My mom and I have broken pieces and started new pots over the years. In fact, we have probably given away close to 50 pots over the years! When I moved from Alabama to Texas, I left my pots with my mom and just broke off a few to take with me. Once it rooted and started growing, I broke off from it to start the second pot. And both pots have the round leaves on some of the new growth. Not all new growth is doing it. I have several different plants from Devil's Backbone, Pepperoni, Rick Rack aka Queen of the night, and Rice Cactus and many others. None of those are showing strange growths. All of the plants get the same water. It just baffles me as I've never seen it before. I think it's cool looking, but curious how it will grow moving forward.

Linda

That's why I asked about other plants - since you were wondering about water. But if there was something 'strange' in it, I believe there would be something happening with other plants. And perhaps with you too (if that is drinking water - jk!!!

In either case, it is cool looking, whatever the cause is. I would suspect somekind of virus, or even mutation. I have few different kalanchoes, and this same one too (it is very easy to grow them), and I don't see anything different over the years. It would be cool if it was a mutation! So keep them safe, who knows...Hopefully it isn't anything 'bad'.

It would be great if Yale (mfyss) saw this post; he grows many, many different kalanchoes. Maybe he would know.

You're funny Rina! :) I don't think my husband or I have any mutations yet - hehe!

Hope you know I was joking, haha...

I did! We giggled at it. I followed mfyss so hopefully he will see this and help with the mystery!

what about some sort of gall, has anyone heard of them affecting kalanchoe?

This plant is gorgeous! Those leaves are so fun, maybe just some kind of mutation? Very cool nonetheless.