What other plant parents say
4.4 out of 5
Fast grower 193
Survivor 132
Easy to propagate 120
Pet friendly 20
Blooms easily 19
Browns easily 19
Large, lush leaves 16
Pest magnet 10
05/16/2021
Super easy to take care of. So beautiful.
Survivor
05/15/2021
This plant is so so so cute! And really easy to grow
Fast grower
Survivor
05/15/2021
HELP!! My string of pearls... I looked at it today and it’s browning & shrivelling!! What do I do
05/14/2021
Very hard to take care of but really, just loves moisture
Survivor
05/13/2021
Somewhat hard to maintain and a bit sensitive to movement, light, and water!!
05/10/2021
Easy to care for! Water when Greg tells you and keep it by window with high indirect light and you’re good to go.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
05/09/2021
This plant needs like no water ever or it dies
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
05/03/2021
I personally LOVE string of pearls! But they can be finicky. My best advice is to bottom water!! Pot your string of pearls in a container with plenty of bottom drainage holes and then when it’s time to to water set it in another larger cup of water and let it absorb water from the bottom. This is how I keep my pearls alive!
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
05/02/2021
Fussy but beautiful plant. My fingers are crossed that I can keep this alive.
05/01/2021
Do not overwater! Only water when leaves get squishy
Fast grower
Survivor
04/29/2021
*This plant sits obstinately on a shelf under a grow light in my west-facing plant room. I water it ever so carefully when Greg tells me to water it.*
I was enraptured by images of this plant sitting elegantly on a shelf or hanging in the perfect basket in front of a sunny window. I got the plant. I placed it in a precise location in my east-facing dining room ... it died. I got another one and placed it in a south facing window ... it died. West-facing window - dead. Sheesh! This is one of the pickiest plants I've ever had.
If you give it too much water, it dies. If you don't give it enough water, it dies. If you give it too much sun, it dies. It it doesn't get enough sun, it dies. Ask me how I know: this is my sixth and FINAL try for this plant.
This plant has brought me only angst and unhappiness. I don't want a plant that demands that I keep it under a grow light at all times. This plant is the bane of my existence. It's survival of the fittest in my house.
As soon as this plant dies, I'm getting the faux version. The faux version looks so real and amazing and it spills daintily over its pot. It will cost me $46 but that is MUCH LESS than what I've already paid for this plant. Then I can be happy.
04/28/2021
Low water, highlight, watch her grow
Fast grower
04/28/2021
Don’t overwater or get the delicate pearls wet. Best to bottom water.
Fast grower
04/27/2021
It was one of the first plants I bought when I got into plantkeeping, and based on what other’s had said about it, I was terrified I was going to kill it.
But it’s been one of my easiest keepers this entire time! I water once a week, from the top! It sits beside my windowsill, on a stool, and pops out new growth all the time. It’s super easy to propagate, too. It seems to be very forgiving of my early plantkeeping mistakes, and even now if I miss a day to water it. I’ve never even gotten close to having a nearly-dying scare with it, I never have to worry about this plant. ❤️
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
04/20/2021
When I first got my string of pearls, I was so afraid I’d kill them. I hadn’t much experience with houseplants at that point. I bottom water these bad boys and they have taken off. One of my favorite plants to watch grow!
Fast grower
04/17/2021
I live this gal! She’s growing so fast- I can’t wait to put her in a hanging basket!
Fast grower
04/15/2021
It’s very hard to underwater but very easy to over water
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
04/15/2021
I have had my SOP for about a year and it has quadrupled in size during that time! I got her in a 3 in pot and now she has grown into a 6 in pot. I kept her in a (frosted) west window. At first, I only bottom watered, but now I water normally and I haven’t noticed a change in behavior/growth from it. With bright light, this plant will GO WILD and grow like crazy. If you don’t eater it enough, pearls will start to shrivel/dry up. Honestly, one of my easiest plants, and it’s a beauty. Only thing to keep in mind is that the strands are delicate and tangle easily. If you are reporting/moving it around, you should flip them all up on top of the pot to save yourself some lost pearls.
Fast grower
Survivor
03/19/2021
Great plant to propagate, and to grow. Just water when the pearls get wrinkled
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
03/19/2021
Great plant to propagate, and to grow. Just water when the pearls get wrinkled
Fast grower
Easy to propagate