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String Of Tears Succulent Pest or Disease Problemsįor the most part, this hardy succulent is pest and problem-free when properly cared for. Press it down gently to make sure you have good soil contact, and it will soon begin setting down roots. Propagate by poking the end of the cutting into loose soil or simply setting the cutting on top of loose soil. Take cuttings anytime you like throughout the year. In the wild, the teardrop plant forms dense mats. In its native setting, the stems simply trail along the ground and set down roots as they go. String of Tears Senecio Plant is very easy to propagate. Senecio Herreianus String Of Tears Propagation

Use a weak solution of a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer.

Fertilize these succulents once a year during the summer.

Allow water to run through the soil and out of the drainage hole of the container.

Wait until the soil is almost entirely dry and then water very deeply.

Water as you would any trailing succulent or cacti sedum.

They are able to store water in their stems and leaves for long periods of time.

All plants of this type are adapted to live in fairly arid environments.

This plant is winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 9b-11b. If you’re growing the plant outdoors, you should bring it in before the cold months of winter.Īlternately, if you’re growing it as a groundcover, take cuttings to keep indoor plants as houseplants and return them to the outdoors when winter is over.

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The String of Teardrops does best in partial shade or indirect bright light rather than in the full direct sunlight.Īs a houseplant, it does well in an east-facing or west-facing sunny window. Senecio herreianus String of Tears produces cinnamon-scented, trumpet-shaped white flowers during the spring and summer. When the plant is grown in bright sunlight, the purple hues of the stems and leaves will become darker.When you peek in the window, you will see the interior of the leaf has very fine purple stripes.

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They are equipped with clear leaf windows allowing more light to get in.

The leaf shape is of a teardrop or raindrop.

They have a trailing or creeping growth habit depending upon how they’re planted.

The stems are fairly stiff and can grow to be more than a foot long.

The String of Tears has trailing stems ranging in shade from green to purple.

Stems may attain a length of one foot in ideal circumstances.

The String of Tears is typically a low growing, trailing plant.

The specific epithet, herreianus (her-ray-ee-AY-nus) honors botanist, Hans Herre, who was an expert on the topic of South African succulents.

This is a reference to the hairy aspects of the blooms. The plant’s genus name, Senecio (sen-NEESH-shee-oh) is Latin and means “old man”. This plant is a close relative of Senecio rowleyanus (String of Pearls Plant) and Senecio Radicans (String of Bananas Plant). Pin String of tears aka Senecio herreanus | alona – Adobe