Ruby Necklace Plant Care 101: Water, Light & Growing Tips

Ruby Necklace Plant

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Crassothonna capensis 'Ruby Necklace'

Genus

Crassothonna

Family

Asteraceae

Order

Asterales

How to care for Ruby Necklace Plant

💦 Water

How often to water your Ruby Necklace Plant

Ruby Necklace Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

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Water 0.5 cups every
9

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☀️ Light

Finding light for Ruby Necklace Plant in your home

Ruby Necklace Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

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🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Ruby Necklace Plant

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Ruby Necklace Plant: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Ruby Necklace Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

One year with my plants Day 2 String of Rubies/Pickles Wow this is such an awesome little plant! Of all the ‘strings’ this may be my favourite 😍 I got this plant as a few cuttings from a friend on 10th Dec. Back then the plant was bright green with red stems (pic 1) The only pot I had available was this co ver pot with no drainage, somehow it’s still alive and is a happy little thing. It has been trimmed to make cuttings for friends so it doesn’t look like it’s really grown, but you can see how full the top is now. (Pic 2-4) The rubies turned bright red after I placed them outside on my west facing porch (southern hemisphere) I have some cuttings indoors in a very low light spot (pic 5) and they’re really struggling, they’ve etiolated so much they’re unrecognisable! They live with my string of hearts which is very happy there but my rubies is wrinkling away, so if this is what’s happening to yours maybe try more light. If you prefer to keep them green I would avoid afternoon sun. If you have a bright sunny spot and don’t know what to keep there I definitely recommend these babies. I will probably take more cuttings soon and keep a ‘green’ type indoors with more light. (Or maybe just rescue the dying one I have haha) Very resilient, no pests or problems except when in poor light. 10/10 recommend. #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #BeforeAndAfter #HoyaAddictHome