String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio rowleyanus)
Trailing strands of nearly perfect green spheres - a succulent that wants full sun, not the gentle indirect light most trailing plants get placed in.
Photo: Sam Galli / Unsplash What this plant actually wants.
Best window: South-facing, right up against the glass.
This is the general recommendation. When you map your actual windows in Planterra, the app compares each one against this plant's lux range and tells you which of your specific spots are best - accounting for depth from the glass, obstructions, and how the light shifts by season.
What usually goes wrong.
Pearls shriveling and deflating
Underwatering - but confirm with a soil check first. The pearls store water like tiny reservoirs; wrinkling means they've been running on empty and it's time for a thorough soak.
Soft, mushy, translucent pearls
Overwatering, and the more dangerous mistake of the two. Let the soil dry completely and check for root rot if the stems feel soft near the base.
Pearls stretched out and oval, not round
Not enough light. This is the single most common issue with String of Pearls indoors - move it to your brightest, sunniest window; anything less and the beads elongate reaching for light.
Strands going bare near the base
Natural over time as older growth ages, but if it's happening quickly, it usually means insufficient light combined with a watering rhythm that's slightly too generous.
String of Pearls is sold as a low-light trailing plant far more often than it should be - it's actually a full-sun succulent. If pearls are oval instead of round, light is almost always the answer before water is.
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