Again string of pearls needs good drainage.
String of pearls plant care water.
Simply snip off a lock measuring roughly 8 pearls long plant 4 pearls down into a small plastic pot with drainage and watch it grow.
The string of pearls plant or senecio rowleyanus and also referred to as a string of beads or string of peas plant is a succulent with stunning strings of round bead like leaves.
String of pearls does not need to be watered frequently but when you do water thoroughly and give the plant a good drink.
Being a succulent the pearls store water inside.
This is good because it means it can handle a little neglect or in other words you can forget to water it from time to time.
How to care for string of pearls.
Your string of pearls plant will thrive outdoors in summer but avoid very hot noonday sun which can burn its leaves.
It grows under bushes and in rock crevices so it naturally prefers partial shade as the succulent leaves will scorch under bright intense sun 3.
Do not water again until the soil is dry.
The leaves actually look a lot like green peas but the long skinny stems the leaves grow from make it look a bit like a pearl necklace.
How to take care of string of pearls light and water.
The string of pearls plant is among the easiest curio species to grow but they have some tricky growth requirements indoors too.
A plant with a distinctive and unusual appearance string of pearls senecio rowleyanus also known as string of beads is bound to be a conversation piece.
A string of pearls plant can be grown outdoors but it can also do really well indoors with the correct soil watering and light situation.
Fertilizer feed your string of pearls plants biweekly during the growing season with a balanced liquid or water soluble fertilizer like a 12 12 12 diluted to about half strength.
From my experience smaller and younger plants need to be watered more than bigger mature plants because mature plants have bigger beads and more water storage capacity.
A slight wilt won t harm an established string of pearls plant but extended dryness will cause the bead like foliage to flatten and drop prematurely.
Propagate for backup string of pearls is easily propagated.
Drainage hole make sure your plant pot has a drainage hole so that the roots don t sit in water.
Not to throw shade at other succulents but the string of pearls senecio rowleyanus succulent is a show stopper.
In winter water only when the soil is nearly dry throughout.
Water whenever the soil surface dries out slightly adding water until it dribbles from the drainage holes at the base of the planter.
