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paddle succulent flower Shop 'Variegated Paddle Plant - Kalanchoe luciae Fantastic' Care & InfoIntroducing the Variegated Paddle Plant, known as Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic,' which is the vibrant variety of the KalanchoeGo to search results page? q=Kalanchoe genus. Some people describe its variegated leaves as paddle like, with yellow edges that are almost round in shape and concave, hence the common name (Paddle plant), but we think "fantastic" really sums it up. This Kalanchoe plant is an absolute stunner! This kalanchoe succulent forms

Introducing the Variegated Paddle Plant, known as Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic,' which is the vibrant variety of the KalanchoeGo to search-results-page?q=Kalanchoe genus. Some people describe its variegated leaves as paddle-like, with yellow edges that are almost round in shape and concave, hence the common name (Paddle plant), but we think "fantastic" really sums it up. This Kalanchoe plant is an absolute stunner!  


This kalanchoe succulent forms compact basal rosettes of broad gray-green leaves with irregular pale-yellow stripes and reddish tints near the undulate margins.

The rosettes grow up to 6 inches tall and up to 10 inches in diameter.

The kalanchoe plant gets more intense hues in cooler temperatures, so it's perfect for your office or home during winter. Additionally, it is known for its air-purifying qualities, improving the overall air quality in your environment.

The flowers of variegated paddle plants are pale yellow urn-shaped and appear in clusters from late winter into early spring. This stunning kalanchoe plant can be easily propagated by seeds and cuttings. 

Just keep in mind that this Kalanchoe is monocarpic, which means after flowering it starts to die after blooming, which can take several years. 

The Kalanchoe thyrsiflora and Kalanchoe luciae are often confused with each other due to their similar appearance. However, they are two different species of succulent plants with slight differences in leaf shape and flower color. Another Kalanchoe succulent type is Kalanchoe luciae Fantastic Crested, which has more wavy leaves that are similar in color to Kalanchoe Fantastic but are arranged in a rosette that is more compact and tightly clustered than the Fantastic. 

When and How to Water Variegated Paddle Plant

Often, people worry they aren't giving their plants enough water when in reality, they are over-watering them. This is especially the case with these kalanchoe succulents as they don't do well in moist soil, which can result in root rot.  

It's best to wait until the top two inches of soil are completely dry before watering. Watch out for signs of dehydration, such as a pale discoloration and shriveled stem, indicating that the succulent is consuming its interior water supply.  

Besides hydrating correctly, it's also crucial to ensure that the potting soil drains quickly to avoid damaging the succulent roots. As drought-tolerant plants, this variegated paddle plant can thrive with less frequent watering during drought periods in winter, and if you forget to water them for a month or more, they will probably survive just fine. It is better to underwater than overwater this kalanchoe paddle plant, as it is susceptible to root rot and fungal diseases. 

Light Requirements - Where to Place Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic'

When grown indoors, place it in the sunniest place in your house. This kalanchoe succulent may benefit from shade in consistently hot climates. It is ideal to grow this succulent in a west- or a few feet away from a south-facing window.

For outdoor cultivation, the kalanchoe plants love a lot of sunlight to thrive and bloom, but it's important that the light isn't too intense.

If these paddle plants are placed in direct sunlight for too long, it can damage or even kill this vibrant beauty. 

It can flourish in hot and sunny conditions, requiring a minimum of 5-6 hours of bright, indirect light daily. Too little light can cause discoloration and an abnormal appearance, as well as limit its growth.  

Optimal Soil & Fertilizer Needs

The variegated kalanchoe prefers sandy, well-drained soil, as excess moisture can promote root and stem rot. Planet Desert specializes in succulents and has specialized succulent potting soil that includes an organic substrate with mycorrhizae to help with the growth of a healthy root system and help your succulents thrive. As an okay alternative, you can create your own potting mix by combining equal portions of perlite, coarse sand, and good natural potting soil. 

When it comes to fertilizing your paddle plant, remember that less is more. A small amount of fertilizer with a balanced mixture of NPK (5-10-5) once a year in spring will do wonders for your plant's health and growth. Using a natural fertilizer ensures that other beneficial compounds and microbes are added to the soil without the use of harsh chemicals. Show your paddle plant some love with awesome natural fertilizer and watch it thrive. 

Hardiness Zones & More

When grown indoors, this paddle plant thrives best at 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.  It's important to keep it in a warm environment and away from cold drafts.

For outdoor cultivation, it thrives best in USDA zones 9 and 11. If you live in a colder climate, you should put them in a pot, and they can then be kept outdoors during the summer and brought in as the temperature drops.  

Although the Kalanchoe luciae fantastic's colors may become more intense during cooler temperatures, it is still a tropical plant that is sensitive to cold.  

Exposure to temperatures below 35 F can cause damage to the succulent, such as leaf drop, or even kill the plant. If you are unable to bring your Kalanchoe Fantastic inside, you can protect it from the cold by wrapping a frost cloth around it. 

Wildlife - Variegated Paddle Plant Attracts the Following Friendly Pollinators

The Variegated Paddle Plant is a magnet for friendly pollinators, making it a wonderful addition to any garden or indoor plant collection. Its eye-catching foliage and occasional blooms attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, which are essential for maintaining a healthy ecosystem. If grown outdoors, its vibrant flowers can also lure hummingbirds, adding a dynamic and lively touch to your space.

Butterflies
Bees
Hummingbirds
Lady Bugs
Multi Pollinators
Other Birds

According to ASPCA, the Variegated Paddle Plant is considered mildly toxic to cats, dogs, and other pets. The plant contains compounds that can cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy if ingested in a large amount.

How to Propagate Your Variegated Paddle Plant

Variegated paddle plant propagation can be easily done by separating the offsets that grow at the base of the plant. These offsets can be potted in well-draining soil and kept in a bright, indirect light to encourage root growth.

Key Takeaways

  1. The leaves of the Variegated Paddle Plant develop stunning pink and red edges when exposed to bright sunlight, creating a living work of art that changes with its environment.
  2. Like other members of the Crassulaceae family, it uses CAM photosynthesis, releasing oxygen at night and making it a great addition to bedrooms for improving air quality.
  3. This plant not only tolerates drought but thrives in hot, arid climates where other plants might struggle, showcasing its adaptability and resilience.
  4. While its flowers are rare and short-lived, their golden tubular shapes contrast beautifully with the plant’s foliage, making blooming events a spectacular and memorable occurrence.

The Bottom Line

Overall, the Kalanchoe luciae fantastic is a stunning succulent with thick, paddle-shaped leaves that turn a vibrant red color on the edges when exposed to bright sunlight. This low-maintenance plant thrives in well-draining soil and only needs occasional watering, making it a perfect choice for beginners or those with busy schedules. With its unique appearance and easy care requirements, Kalanchoe luciae fantastic is sure to make a striking addition to any indoor or outdoor garden.

Give this Kalanchoe fantastic - variegated paddle plant a try if you're looking for an easy succulent to care for! 

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Recently I have been reading a lot of books that have told me that the Bible's story of Adam and Eve plus the Exodus etc. are all myths that are extremely similar. Therefore, we should rethink the Bible and change our understanding of it to a more modern worldview that incorporates this knowledge and denies any sort of originality in the biblical account. John Oswalt thinks differently. He thinks that the Genesis story of origins is not some random piece of Semitic or Mesopotamian literature, but that is really unique revelation from God (and is prepared to back that statement up!). The book is divided into two sections: The Bible and Myth The Bible and History Oswalt spends the first few chapters defining the world of the Old Testament and trying to find a definition for the word myth. He comes to the conclusion that a myth "the reflection of a certain way of thinking about the world. To be sure, because of the way in which it thinks, the fantastic is often found in myth. But it is not the presence of the fantastic that makes a piece of literature myth; rather, it is the presence of the mythic worldview." This worldview, he asserts, is based off of what he calls "continuity," which he describes as "when the human, natural, and divine realms are expressed and actualized [together]." The worldview that assumes continuity is based on the here and now, and is very panentheistic. Primordial time is a key factor and the gods are dependent on the humans. This is not so with the biblical worldview. The worldview of the Bible assumes transcendence - an independent God meeting with people on his own terms. He then compares and contrasts these views and shows the real differences between stories like Enimu Elish and Genesis 1. He doesn't deny similarities in the narratives, but he shows the differences in the worldviews. He then moves on to history. Just like the word "myth," Oswalt has to define history, because how civilizations have viewed history in the past has never been the same as Western civilization views history. Then he asks whether or not the Bible is history, and whether or not it matters. He makes several great points here, one of which is that ancient annuals and chronicles never recorded the defeats of kings, yet we find Israel's holy book littered with their failures and mess ups. This is a serious deal when looking at whether or not the Bible is history, because in the ancient way of thinking this surely stands out. He then looks at other questions, like "Are Biblical Faith and Biblical History Inseparable?" and responds to some critics (including Bultmann!). He then looks into the origins of the Israelites' worldview by means of authorship. Is the Bible a late text that was updated from an older, polytheistic one? "No!" says Oswalt. He deals with critiques here as well before moving on to a brilliant conclusion where he sums up the book and gives us a view of how modernism and rationalism are taking us back to the worldview based on continuity. Overall, this was a brilliant book and I wish I had read it sooner!!! It seems like so many authors today are trying to convince us that the Bible has so much in common with the other stories of origin out of an anti-biblical or liberal worldview (like ). However, under close scrutiny these criticisms do not stand up. I thank John for this book, and I will be recommending it to countless others!
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While the analysis and argumentation presented in The Bible among the Myths is outstanding, the early chapters of the book suffer from a few problems. First - and this is mainly a complaint given my own preferences - the style of writing in chapters 1-4 differs noticeably from that of the rest of the book. While the introduction and chapters 5-10 reflect a learned, academic style, the first four chapters are written more casually, without quite the same rigor that characterizes most of Oswalt's writing. I am not entirely sure of the reason for this difference, and I wouldn't mention it if it were not for the second issue. These same chapters reflect their writing style in their content, so much so that I nearly gave up on the book after the first three chapters. While I appreciate the author's need to provide background information, definitions, and an overarching theoretical framework, his methodology as laid out in the text is much less rigorous than I would prefer to see. The first few chapters are much less heavily annotated, with fewer scholarly references and a great number of offhanded summaries. He labels his approach to the definition of "myth" as phenomenological, that is, examining the common characteristics of a variety of myths in order to summarize what is essential about them. However, his listings of these common characteristics are vague and poorly related to actual bodies of mythology that survive to the present day. Examples, when cited, are drawn almost exclusively from the Greek and Egyptian traditions. For the understanding of Israelite culture as it relates to its neighbors, this is certainly a fair beginning; for the definition of myth, which is a worldwide phenomenon transcending culture and geography, it seems very far from adequate. As someone who has a thorough knowledge of Christianity and Greco-Roman mythology and at least a nodding acquaintance with Egyptian, Norse/Germanic, and Celtic mythologies, I can at least begin to fill in some of the gaps in Oswalt's analysis. His generalizations, although sweeping, are not particularly problematic, but I am concerned that he embarks upon such a grand theoretical project without doing at least a little more specific analysis of various individual mythologies to demonstrate his points. More problematic in my opinion is that he groups all these various mythologies into a single worldview. Any number of scholars have tried to broaden the interpretations of myths to demonstrate that all cultures revert to the same basic narrative (The Golden Bough being the most famous example, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces being a more recent one); none of them has succeeded particularly well from a scholarly perspective. Despite this early weakness, Oswalt's work undergoes a dramatic improvement starting in chapter 5. His basic point - that the essential view of reality in Israel is demonstrably opposed to the view held by any of its neighbors - can be made without resorting to the sweeping claims of the earlier chapters, and he does an excellent job of presenting and analyzing the evidence for his view. His terminology (of "continuity" and "transcendence"), while not quite adequate to present an overarching definition and theory of what constitutes a myth, is certainly well-suited to his specific analysis. In particular, the analysis of the supposed parallels between the Enuma Elish and Genesis 1 is outstandingly done. After presenting a table with the usual outline of the Enuma Elish against the outline of Genesis 1, he simply proceeds to list the major plot events and how much time it takes to relate each one in the text itself. From this alone, it is readily apparent that the prevailing "outline" has intentionally been generated to encourage comparison to the Genesis account of creation. Such spurious efforts - minimizing the events of over 500 lines of poetry, while selecting 5 which bear questionable similarity to a verse in Genesis - are not honest scholarship, and kudos to Oswalt for pointing this out. I agree with a previous reviewer that it would have been helpful to append the text of the Enuma Elish in parallel with Genesis for readers to compare for themselves would have been a nice touch, but Oswalt's claims are not so elevated that they could not be disproven by direct appeal to the text. One final note. A previous reviewer noted that many of the authors Oswalt discusses wrote between the 60's and 80's, and complained that this made the book seem "dated." I am a graduate student in classics, and can assure those who are concerned that in any field dealing with antiquity, "dated" sources are often some of the most important. Unlike quantum physics, which has less than a century of history, the classic writings of antiquity and the history of those eras has been studied for over two millennia. Meaningful research begins, in fact, with the scholars of Alexandria who worked around 300 BCE; often the work they have done is not duplicated anywhere else. In the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies and Biblical studies in particular, there is likewise a long history of scholarly and interpretive effort. Sources less than a hundred years old are not dated - in the grand scheme of things, they are actually quite recent. It is also worth noting that many of the very recent books, which the reviewer presumably has in mind, are written for a popular audience and would not be considered truly scholarly efforts. Some are written by scholars, but those specific books are unlikely to come up in a serious academic analysis of the subject. The views entertained by those books, however, are very clearly addressed in The Bible among the Myths - largely because the scholarly arguments they were based on are much older than most people assume. Just because Oswalt does not mention names of popular authors does not mean that his argument fails to cover all its bases. All in all, the book is well written and persuasive. The earlier chapters might be found in any popular book on the subject, but the later chapters are more clearly of a scholarly bent, with corresponding vocabulary; readers who are looking for more of a lay approach to the issues may want to look for another author. However, the analysis of parallels between the Old Testament and the surviving Ancient Near Eastern literature is well-presented and balanced, and Oswalt's treatment of other scholars in the field seems to be fair. (I have not read any of their works myself, but Oswalt presents both strengths and weaknesses when considering whether an author's position is sufficiently explanatory and praises some aspects of works he disagrees with. He also is willing to point out when he agrees with some of the author's data, but draws a different conclusion. All of this strikes me as favorable.) The later chapters are thoroughly referenced in endnotes and draw from a variety of sources. Chapters 1-4: 3.5 stars Chapters 5-10: 5 stars Overall: 4.5 stars
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