String of Pearls

Senecio rowleyanus

Cascading green beads.

Moderate care Toxic to pets

Photo: Flickr user Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0 — via Wikimedia Commons

Light

Bright indirect, some direct

Water

Sparingly

Difficulty

Moderate

Pets

Toxic

About the String of Pearls

Delicate strands of pea-sized beads that spill dramatically from a hanging pot. A succulent at heart, so it rots if kept too wet.

🌿 Pro tipUse a shallow pot and gritty mix, and err on the side of underwatering.

Its science matched playlist: airy electronic