Hirt's String of Pearls - 6" Hanging Basket - Senecio

by Hirts: House Plant

Product Features

• Homegrown by Hirt's Gardens
• The plant you will receive is growing in a 6" hanging basket and the vines are just beginning to cascade over the edge of the pot.
• Use either a balanced or low-nitrogen formula at low levels, but frequently---March through October
• Soil: Should be loose and porous like a cactus soil
• String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus)

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000MXM4V8
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,366 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #74 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Plants, Seeds & Bulbs > Vegetables

Product Description

String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus). The String of Pearls is a member of the senecio family, which also includes 'Dusty Miller', 'German Ivy' and 'Cineraria', to name a few. Although the senecios vary widely, they have similar requirements and many of their delicate, succulent tapestries fill the same horticutual niche. String of Pearls, is a popular and low-maintenance plant to grow in a sunny window. It is a slow-growing variety, but your patience will be rewarded.

Light: Window.

Water: Water when surface is dry. They are forgiving if you forget.

Fertilizer: Use either a balanced or low-nitrogen formula at low levels, but frequently---March through October.

Soil: Should be loose and porous like a cactus soil.

The plant you will receive is growing in a 6" hanging basket and the vines are just beginning to cascade over the edge of the pot.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best String of Pearls Ever, September 25, 2007

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cberk99 (FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hirt's String of Pearls - 6" Hanging Basket - Senecio

I bought this plant last Spring. I bought another one on Ebay the same week. The one from Ebay would be classified as "failing to thrive with excellent care". When I opened the package on this plant I couldn't believe my eyes. It was so big and healthy. It is still big and beautiful six months later. I've always had a String of Pearls plant and after a while they tend to die out. This particular plant is so incredible I'll bet it lives longer than I will.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars just advice, June 8, 2009

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A. Little Bird - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hirt's String of Pearls - 6" Hanging Basket - Senecio

My string of pearls was not from this seller. This is just advice based on the other comments here, that I hope will help other people with growong and keeping this peculiarity.

All parts of this plant are poisonous. From what I've researched, it doesn't seem to be a lethal poison, but it is toxic, so those with pets and small kids prone to eating house plants, be warned.

It also hates to be soggy. If you receive yours soggy, dump it out ASAP and change the soil. Rinse roots well and throw away old soil if there are fungus gnats. After repotting, keep soil on the moist to drier side until you are sure the gnats are gone, cause oh can they spread! It needs *well* drained alkaline soil. Succulent web boards suggested to use a sandy cactus soil mix with bone meal and limestone dust mixed in (my package of bone meal suggests 1 tb. to a gallon of soil mix). I mix my own cactus soil with 50/50 soil to sand and some perlite. Using a porous ceramic pot like terracotta, well help reduce chances of any plant becoming waterlogged. Water only when the soil is *just* dry to the touch but not completely dry, as is the case with many succulents, otherwise you increase the potential for root rot. Reduce waterings in winter.

Also likes light and warmth. Mine lives in a lightly shaded west facing window.

Good luck everyone!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible soggy plants, August 11, 2009

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seattlesoccernut - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hirt's String of Pearls - 6" Hanging Basket - Senecio

I ordered 3 plants and when they arrived 1 was completely dead and the other 2 looked good but all were extremely wet. Hirt's emailed me back and replaced the one plant. I thought that was okay but a week later and the other 2 soggy plants were dead. I received a replacement for the dead plant and it looks okay still but I would NOT buy from them again. I emailed to tell them about the other 2 string of pearls plants 2 times and they never even answered. Very disappointing! Oh, I did repot the plants in hopes of saving them. ope...just soggy moldy plants! Ugh!