Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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!

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!

I was dissapointed with this product! When the plant arrived the best thing about it was the packaging. It looks nothing like the photo, it had only a few strings on it. The soil was mouldy and the plant was infested with fungus gnats.
The plant was a Christmas present, it is already dying from the base out. I will NOT be buying from this seller again!!

I have a particular fondness of unusual succulents and this plant is beautiful. The plant that arrived was healthy and verdant, just as described in the add in a hanging 6" planter. The delivery was expedient and the items arrived very carefully packed, which is much appreciated. Exactly what I hoped and better than I'd expected. Thank You.

I LOVE THIS PLANT. IT CAME IN PERFECT SHAPE AND SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL. I HAD BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR THE STRING OF PEARLS PLANT. A FRIEND FOUND IT FOR ME ON AMAZON. THANKS TO AMAZON. SHIRLEY J. HERSON

Plant has never thrived and I think it is close to dying at this point. Very small even within the very small pot.

I received what looked like a beautiful String of Pearls plant promptly.

About a week after I had given it as a birthday gift, I was told it had bugs and was in a state of decay.
After looking at it, I discovered there was absolutely no root system left and it was full of white flies and black gnats.

I informed Green Box and was promply sent a replacement plant. Upon opening this plant I saw it was full of the same white flies and was in a state of mushy decay.

Green Box did not offer any explanation or offer to inspect a plant before shipment and issued a refund.

Plant was well packaged but was nowhere close to what the picture diplayed online. Definitely not worth what I payed for it. Its a hanging pot that did not even have an attached saucer to catch the water. Live & learn
Amira

I purchased this string of pearls because it is my favorite, and I have been looking for it. After paying, I messaged the seller, telling him it is cold in my area and asking him to insulate the plant very well. I also asked if he could send it promptly as I would not be home later in the week. This was Friday, and he messaged me back right away "will do!"

Well, he did!! Monday (today) I received a box with lots of insulation peanuts, plastic wrap over paper over the plant, and the most beautiful string of pearls inside, just beginning to spill over the edges of the pot, as described by the seller. I was amazed to get it this quickly. The plant is in a very nice-looking green container with a green hanger on it, so all I had to do was water it and hang it in my window.

This seller is right on target, responds to messages immediately, and sends excellent plants, just as described. I am very, very happy with both the seller and my new string of pearls.

My thanks to this seller, and I will look for you if I need any more plants.