Hi,
I'm a first-time poster without much experience with plants.
We got this lovely plant that had many strings when we moved into our new apartment two years ago.
Soon after, it started to rot and dry out. The strings started to die and fall off.
Only one string remained, and I put it out on the balcony (northern Mediterranean) and left it there with an occasional monthly splash of water.
Well, after almost two years now, it looks like this and is even sprouting flowers.
How can I make it grow more strings, or do you know better?
Thanks in advance.
by marimoman
2 Comments
Suffering the same fate with my string of pearls. I plan to wait until it reaches about the same lenght as yours.
The only real way to get more of the plant is to propagate. You can cut the string in a few sections, root them in water and plant again.
Though from what I know, those flowers are tubers, and they make propogation easier. You might want to look this up.
If you are unsure about cutting the plant, I suggest laying the entire string on the soil. Make sure your soil drains well and allow it to try in between waterings. Place the string in circles on top of it, keep it in place with bent paperclips or bobbypins if you need to. The aerial roots will eventually turn into roots and it might activate some growth nodes for more strings to appear.
Hope this helps!
Pick up the string and place it on the soil sprinkle with a lil bit of fresh soil water and cover it with something water proof