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String of hearts plant care guide3/2/2024 Keep the soil evenly moist for another week or so to encourage further root development, then begin to water the plant as normal. Once the roots are at least an inch or so long, you can plant the cutting in well-draining soil and water. Ensure the bare end remains submerged in water and the roots should emerge within a week or so. Give the cuttings enough bright indirect light and monitor the plant for evaporation. I like using test tubes to propagate and even made a test tube propagation station to keep things organized. Then place the bare end of the cutting into a small container of water. This is the same problem string of pearls plants have when propagating! Be really careful when removing the leaves the stems are so thin and fragile, and you don’t want to break them. Remove the bottom set of leaves so that the bottom few inches of the cutting are bare. The vine should be roughly 6 inches long with a few sets of leaves. Propagating string of hearts cuttings in water The first step to propagating cuttings is to take a good cutting from a healthy plant. Propagation can be done through cuttings in water, cuttings in soil, or through tuber/leaf propagation. Much like many other houseplants, string of hearts is fairly simple to propagate. Dry, crispy leaves? You don’t want to overwater this plant, but it does need some water! How to propagate string of hearts If your plant’s leaves are a faint green or are yellowing, you could be overwatering, not giving the plant enough light, or both. However, overwatering can lead to fungus gnats, and the plant can be host to the whole range of normal household pests. The string of hearts is fairly resistant to pests. A drainage hole in the bottom of the pot also helps-you don’t want your plant’s roots sitting in water! Here with its friend the string of turtles! Pests and problems Planting your string of hearts in a well-draining succulent or cactus soil mix helps to ensure that the soil doesn’t retain too much water. Soil and drainage are big parts of ensuring your string of hearts has an adequate amount of water. If you’ve got your string of hearts outdoors in higher heat, you’ll obviously need to water it more often. It doesn’t need much water at all through the winter. I’ve got mine indoors, so that means I water it once every 7-10 days in the summer, once every few weeks once things cool off. It’s best to let the soil dry out between waterings. This plant behaves a lot like succulents behave, so sparse watering is an essential part of string of hearts care. Extreme heat in the summer and cold in the winter can really hurt the leaves. Indoors, make sure you don’t let the foliage rest directly on window panes if you’ve got this plant in a windowsill. You definitely want to make sure your plant doesn’t get too much direct sun or else the foliage can burn. This spot also gets supplemental light from a hanging grow light I’ve got on the stand. That is the corner of the plant stand closest to the windows, and those windows get bright light in the afternoon well into the early evening. I’ve got mine on my tiered plant stand I made on the top tier, front-left corner. Enough light helps the string of hearts plant keep its deep green color. String of hearts plants enjoy bright indirect light. How much light does a string of hearts need? Since the stems are so thin, the leaves can easily “hook” onto one another, tangling the plant up. The stems are very thin and delicate, sprouting leaves every inch or so. These little leaves stay small, but the veining on each heart-shaped leaf helps to give it a more textured, dimensional look. It’s easy to think it is, though-the leaves do look quite succulent. As a houseplant, it typically can grown a few feet long. Many think it is a succulent, but it isn’t. String of hearts is a trailing succulent-like vine that doesn’t grow very tall but can trail well over 10 feet when grown in the right conditions outdoors. How large does a string of hearts plant grow? String of hearts is from South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. It’s a lovely little plant that is also sometimes referred to as rosary vine, hearts on a string, or chain of hearts. This plant is part of the ceropegia genus, woodii variety. Although it’s been around for a long time, houseplant lovers have recently discovered what an adorable little trailing vine it is. The string of hearts plant has become super popular in the last year, and for good reason. Ceropegia woodi is a trendy plant these days, but string of hearts care couldn’t be easier! Learn how to care for this cute little plant, as well as how to propagate it! String of hearts care: All about ceropegia woodii
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