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title: "Is this an African Violet or Kalanchoe plant? It did have light…"
description: "Is this an African Violet or Kalanchoe plant? It did have light purplish/pink flowers on top, but they were dead so I pruned them off. Idk if I was supposed to…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/YAdLdjPZEMIggGZYJGLFoX"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Laylay"
published: "2025-04-16T22:17:55.910367Z"
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# Is this an African Violet or Kalanchoe plant? It did have light…

_Posted by Laylay on 2025-04-16_

Is this an African Violet or Kalanchoe plant? It did have light purplish/pink flowers on top, but they were dead so I pruned them off. Idk if I was supposed to do that, but...lol I kind of already did. 😬

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## 3 comments

### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2025-04-16

Kalanchoe and pruning is no problem 😊

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-04-16

Yep they’re correct!

### Laylay commented on 2025-04-17

Thank you everyone! 😊

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