🌿 learn from my mistakes! string of hearts/ceropegia care, collection, tips + tricks 🌿

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string of hearts (variegata and silver glory)
string of needles
string of spades

[ArthurGrey.]

I absolutely love Ceropegia, it's an amazing beginner plant for a lot of people and taught me so much about caring for plants. It's one of those plants that really goes to show the importance of what the leaves look like.

Tiny leaves despite good lighting = Needs more water
Leaves are lacking the silver markings = Needs more light
Leaves are a good size, if not large, but grow in a bit curled inward = You're doing a great job on watering, but it needs more light
Leaves are super wrinkled and soft, stem is in okay condition = Needs more water
Tiny leaves despite good watering habits = Needs more light
White, powdery substance popping up on the leaves or stem = More airflow and treat for powdery mildew (surprisingly, Neem works well for this)
Oldest leaves occasionally yellow and fall off = Completely normal!

[stefaniewerth]

Hi Olive. It's so nice to listen to CORRECT info on String of plants. I collect, propagate and sell differerent strings. I want to scream every time someone tells me that they must be or they have treated their string as a succulent. It's 2 totally different things! I think your video was very informative to people that are new to strings. If there is one tip I can give to people wanting to grow string of pearls: buy a big established plant. Feel the soil, if the soil is sogging wet, leave the plant. Happy planting!

[natalieshigrov]

Hi Fern. Lovely to see you!
After the string of hearts finishes flowering and you see a long pod, when it’s ready it will burst open and you can collect the seeds and i have grown them that way, a bit slow to grow but if you just keep them moist they will grow into full plants!

[BurningOrchids]

I so agree with the watering advice. I've only had my variegated string of hearts a short while, but it's still in it's nursery cup, hanging in a window and I have to water it like every 4 or 5 days.

I hate when I hear "wait til the leaves get soft". I hear this about Pothos, Philodendron and Hoya too. Yes, these plants need to dry between watering, but if your leaves are curling, drooping or getting soft, you are letting that plant dry TOO much. Like you said, it stresses the plant. They won't die, but you are unnecessarily making your plant suffer IMO. Just wait till the soil feels dry, not until your plant starts looking sad.

[DawnaJean]

I took a string and brought it to the top and pinned it down with bobby pins to make it more top heavy. Light on the top of the plant it critical for more growth

[aimeethecryptid]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!! My string of hearts is looking rough and my pearls died over the summer because I was watering them like succulents and it was heartbreaking. Especially because I paid 8.99 for a tiny, tiny mini pot of it. I appreciate you!! Hopefully, my hearts will thrive now!

[QuietTurbulence]

I love how Olive always leaves when you’re talking in the same room as hers 😂😂😂 such a Diva! 💚 I didn’t have luck with string of’s before but I might try them again following your tips 🙂

[rhondafisher]

I found out watering my SOH more often really helped. Definitely going to get a variegated one.

[brandonbaty]

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[botanicassie]

You should plant all the ones that basically look the same together! Like the string of hearts and the string of spades of you put them in the same pot on opposite sides it would be really full and pretty!

[ctcoAZ]

I literally just bought a cute little variegated pink sting of hearts yesterday and I’m nervous about getting them to thrive. Thank you for this couldn’t have been better timing!!

[aubreehaislip]

I know you have definitely taken propagations of your string ofs in other videos but I would love a in depth prop video for these! Thanks Fern ❤

[angela]

I hope you had a good time camping this weekend. Please post another pic of Olive in her little life jacket. String of-s grow like beasts

[patriciadosch]

I just got a tiny little string of dolphins for my birthday in September and I love It! The little dolphins are so cute! It seems to be growing pretty well - not vining yet but I just love it

[Flyig_Walrus]

I live in a very dry area. I have to keep my sings of things and alocasias in dishes of water and they do great. You have a beautiful collection.

[lisaanglim]

Also. I’ve never heard of the string of needles so now I need one. I’ve got the shields and string of daggers. The needles looks like the hoya linearis

[reedebrown]

Great video! I don’t currently have any ‘string ofs’ but always look at them when I go to the garden centre as I do like trailing plants. Won’t be long before I get one I’m sure. I certainly would like to see a start to finish propagation video as it seems essential to get a ‘full’ plant. Thanks for sharing your experience with these plants💚

[marthanewsome]

I grow string of hearts in my terrarium. Yes, they are thirstier than people think.

[Jennifer-nzss]

I got a varrigated with pink string of hearts. Its been difficult to say the least! Curled leaves are a very big problem. I have her under grow lights and shes growing but the new growth isn't very good. Curling too. I am watering ok- when its dry but, just not doing well overall. So disappointed but, I haven't given up yet. Your is so pretty. Love that color!💚💚😊

[maartjevandewetering]

Thank you so much for this! My string is kinda low key dying on me and I can't wait to see if I can make her shine again.