Like most succulents string of pearls flower in winter or spring.
Does string of pearls flower.
However while there s little maintenance involved with growing a rosary string of beads plant you will need to provide it with some care.
String of pearls care.
String of pearls curio rowleyanus.
In its natural environment its stems trail on the ground rooting where they touch and forming dense mats.
The string of pearls plant had me at first sight.
String of pearls are really easy to propagate just snip a couple of inches of cutting remove the bottom few pearls and stick the bottom in the soil.
Some say the blooms smell like cinnamon to encourage spring flowers cut back on water and move the succulent to a slightly cooler area around 60 degrees fahrenheit throughout the winter months.
Senecio rowleyanus is a flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae it is a creeping perennial succulent vine native to the drier parts of southwest africa.
This succulent plant is drought tolerant surviving long periods without water.
Formerly senecio rowleyanus is a unique succulent that is easily recognizable by its leaves which grow into spherical marble like little balls the leaves grow on trailing stems that gracefully hang down the sides of planters and can extend up to 2 feet if left alone.
Cool and dry condition during winter often promote blooming during summer.
When i moved to santa barbara quite a few pots had been left behind at my new home by the previous owner so i zoomed in on one of them for a string of pearls.
As with most succulent plants the string of beads requires little care.
The flowers appeared all the way up down to the very end of the long trailing stems.
The blooming period will last around 1 month.
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I believe it s because they need a cool period to set the blooms.
String of pearls bloom tiny white flowers with scent like cinnamon.
To encourage spring flowers cut back on watering and keep the plant in a consistent temperature of 60 degree during winter.
In addition to its unique foliage string of pearls can produce tiny white flowers with bright colored stamens.
Carefully trim off a piece of the vine that s around four inches long lay it on your potting soil and gently press the cutting into the soil and roots will grow out from there.
How to propagate string of pearls.
The hardest part is remembering which end is the end to stick in it s the one that was attached to the plant.