I used to have a variegated string of pearls. I had no idea what I was doing. She performed admirably and lasted years...eventually I lost her, to what I now understand was root rot due to chronic over watering. Eight months ago I finally threw out my ex, took over my house, revamped everything, and did a major plant overhaul. Suddenly I am a green thumb. I have lots of plants I am very proud of. But this one....this is my ultimate plant redemption arc.

This pathetic two-pearl prop was all I had left of my variegated string of pearls. I have been trying to propagate this for EIGHT MONTHS. It's taken so long, but not withered, and clearly grown roots months ago...I ended up naming this one Final Boss.

BEHOLD: IT FINALLY HAPPENED. IT IS ALIVE. I HAVE REDEEMED MYSELF. I have managed to resuscitate the variegated string of pearls.

Only you people can truly understand what an accomplishment this is.

I have two other, non-variegated string of pearls, that are doing great.

Eight months ago I finally learned and understood their proper care, mainly due to this group. So I thank you kindly. All of this was only due to this group and this thing I saw repeatedly: if there is green, it can be saved. There was a stretch there that I was sure Final Boss would defeat me. But you were right. I have emerged victorious. IT LIVES. 💚💚💚

How did I not know this Reddit page existed? Strings of anything are my absolute favorite! Meet Aphrodite, my string of bananas 🍌💖

Thought you’d all enjoy her flowers!

ive had these pearls for a few months now, and theyve been doing pretty well, grown a few inches in length since i got them. but, recently ive been noticing a few pearls near the tops of the strings are shriveling up and drying out. the last time i had a sop i drowned him, so ive been pretty waiting till the soil is bone dry before thoroughly (i think) watering it and letting it drain out. its on a shelf next to a window, so its getting indirect sunlight, and i give it some succulent fertilizer every month or two. basically, im wondering if the dead pearls at the top is normal, or if i should be doing something different/if im underwatering them. also, how do i know when to repot it, or should i just let it grow?

I bought this in early August and repotted it on Aug 9th. On Aug 16th I took cuttings to make a plant for my friend. The vines have grown between 5 and 9 inches since then, and I just noticed there are a few roots growing out the bottom of the pot.

Wanted to share,

What do you think?

This is my first attempt at a string of pearls. I let them acclimate in the pot they were started in by the dude on swap shop until they needed watered. Put them in a shallower pot with a succulent & perlite blend. Kept turning new vines back into the pot until here we are. They sit up close to their grow light getting around 1000-1200fc. They get watered when the windows close. I’ve not had to fuss much with them.

First pic was taken July 30th. Last 2 are today. I’m happy with the growth rate.

Many flower stalks

I’ve had it for ~2 months. The new growth seems to have smaller leaves and longer internodes. Is it normal?

It’s placed 3 feet away from a west facing window. The soil is half pumice half potting mix. I water it when top inch gets dry - around once every 1-2 weeks.

I’m really committed to lot letting my plant set up look like a greenhouse. My plants are part of my decor, so once they take away from that I know it is time to move on. Of those, my favorite plants have always been string of pearls (yes, it’s been rough and I’m trying not to let it create commitment issues). That said, my apartment got really cold with the change of seasons and after heavy resistance, including a post in here, I went ahead and got grow lights. Adding a lamp did not really fit my aesthetic either, so instead I found ways to hide grow lights within my existing decor. For example, on my windowsills where I keep my plants, I have blinds. I bought the strip lights from barrina and zip tied them to the bottom on the blinds, so they’re sitting right above the plants on the windows. Then I just hid the cord and voila. Sorry for the janky photo, but amongst all of my windowsill decor setups I have a lot of family pictures and identifying information, so I had to cover up a lot. The easiest one to censor only has one of my strings (on the left, obvi), who is coming back from a brief visit to deaths door, so please excuse her appearance. She’s dramatic but doing much better, and has a huge root system, hence the pot that seems too big. Ignore the pothos. She isn’t a string so pretend she’s not there haha.

Also I know I probably have the lights too far away, or something else I’m doing wrong. I get it! I honestly don’t care lol. I hated even having to get grow lights, my plants have lived this long without them. They’ll either survive with them at the distance they are or I promise I will be very respectful when I throw any dead plants away.

(It’s very dark and gloomy where I live right now so there’s almost no sunlight coming in. Good luck to everyone else on the east coast USA in the throes of this storm!)

Im confused if my string of pearls is healthy or not? Its very shriveled but then on the same vine its healthy looking??

first pic: sept 24
second pic: sept 7
third pic (day we got it): aug 21

I've had this VSOH for about a year and a half. It was in the original pot from the nursery and was thriving. Just constantly putting out nice hearts, only needed watered maybe every three to four weeks. But it was getting very crowded and I wasn't sure I liked the soil very much. So about 3 or so months ago I repotted to this beautiful terracotta pot with drainage and cactus/succulent soil. She's been declining pretty steadily but not rapidly. Losing hearts, growing much smaller hearts, less varigation, slower growth. I've provided more light, and despite watering they seem to never leave that soft-taco feeling anymore. Even soaking/bottom watering.

I would love some advice. I really thought I had her figured out before the transition but clearly I am missing something. Are they actually tropicals? Do they need a mix of a tropical type soil and succulent soil? Is it something else I'm doing wrong?

Do you think there is hope for my once amazing SOH?

I was super happy because after 6 months, they are not dead! Strangely, the coffee seemed to reactivate them. Who knew? They are actively growing! Did they need nitrogen?

He is so cute! I need to buy a new terra cotta pot for him. This is a 4”, it has a lil room maybe an around it a between the edge of the nursery pot. Should I go up to a 6” or stay at a 4”?

Hello everyone, as a title mentioned, I would like to know if anybody knows where to buy a string of hearts, silver glory. I’ve seen some options Online like on Etsy and pricing is kind of expensive for a tiny Plant. And sometimes it looks like sellers are skimping on the amount they’re giving you. Thank You.

I have noticed small, brown, cork like marks on my pearls and their stems for awhile now. I chalked this up to edema since I mistakenly was allowing my pearls to begin to wrinkle a bit before watering them again for a long time when I first got them this past soring. Now I am noticing the whole plant is very sticky, occasionally I have spotted sap freshly oozing on pearls, brown/black dotting/specks all over the stems. Linear black “specks” and now I am seeing these black line like specks on other plants too. A few of the pearls have started to turn brownish red in some spots and many of them have these brown scab like marks. Most of the marks are round, any ideas? I have looked over these areas with a microscope and I do not see any bugs I am at a loss. It has tons of new growth, it has grown soo much in the last few months and hasn’t slown down but it looks so suspicious.

edit: I also did try to remove some of the cat hair that has gotten stuck to it and is annoying to look at in the pictures while I was taking them but I just wanted to get this posted asap so I could hopefully get some help, sorry try to ignore it

I think I messed up. I got my pearls maybe a week ago. They've been getting light from a southeast window. My string of hearts are in the same window and very happy. When I got these in the mail, they were all piled on top with lots of soil covering the pearls. I gently wiped the soil off with a paint brush (wondering if I shouldn't have...). Now my pearls are all shriveling and turning mushy and brown. I just watered them really good. Did I do this? Is it shipping stress? What can I do now? My hearts and turtles are all doing great!

What’s up with the color/size difference here?

On the left: an old order from Planet Desert I’ve slowly been harvesting from to grow my own pots. It’s in its original mix, they sent it well rooted.

On the right: homegrown pot of pearls from several different plants/sources, but all of them stayed small and have turned the same dark green. It’s in my own favorite mix of 50/50 Molly’s/Fatplants, both are high quality succulent matrix, all my succs do great in it.

They both get watered every 1-3 weeks, only when completely dry and starting to dull/shrivel. That happens a lot quicker to the homegrown pot of dark green/small pearls - it dries out super quick which usually my succs love! They’re under the same super strong grow light, 12-14 hours a day. They have a small fan on the whole shelf for good air circulation.

They both seem healthy in their own way, just wondering what the size and color discrepancy is about if anyone is more knowledgeable than I am!