Kalanchoe plant named Tropicana

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named Tropicana, characterized by its orange-red flower; floriferous habit; superior self-branching; time to flowering of eleven weeks in summer to thirteen weeks in winter; requirement for growth regulation to control peduncle and pedicel elongation; relatively large, dark green foliage which maintains color after several months of flowering; excellent flower keeping qualities, and by its resistance to disease.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named Tropicana, as illustrated and described, and particularly characterized by its orange-red flowers; floriferous habit; superior self-branching; time to flowering of eleven weeks in summer to thirteen weeks in winter; requirement for growth regulation to control peduncle and pedicel elongation; relatively large, dark green foliage which maintains color after several months of flowering; excellent flower keeping qualities, and by its resistance to disease.