Kalanchoe

Some people like to meditate or listen to classical music to relax; I like to stroke my succulents. I choose carefully, of course, avoiding the spiky sorts, and the deceptively velvety bunny ears (), which draws you in with its tufts of tiny, glochid spines, only to lodge them painfully in your skin –a mistake you only make once. is a far more suitable. is a better bet. It is named copper spoons for the shape and hue of its foliage, which starts out looking as if it’s been dipped in cinnamon on top and silver below, fading to silver all over with age. Probably the most widely available is the panda plant, . , whose silvery leaves look as if they have been dipped in chocolate.