Some tips for growing String Pearls in your balcony
Sensio is scientifically named “SENROWLEYANUSECIO” and the English name “String Of Pearls” is from the Asteraceae family. In this article, we are going to give you some tips for growing String Pearls in your balcony.
Some tips for growing String Pearls in your balcony
Sensio needs:
Irrigation: Allow the soil surface to dry between waterings and then water the plant. Excessive irrigation causes the stems of this plant to rot and die. But the dryness of the senses and the lack of water can also cause the leaves to lose their spherical shape and wrinkle due to water loss. Reduce watering during the winter months.
Light: It needs a bright place but away from direct sunlight. If direct sunlight is supposed to shine on it, morning light is preferred, but in any case, intense sunlight causes the leaves to burn. Also, in dark and lightless places, fluorescent lamps can be used to illuminate this plant, but in this case, the distance between the plant should be 15-30 cm from the lamp and the lighting time is required 16-12 hours.
Temperature: From spring to autumn, a temperature of 27-21 degrees Celsius is suitable for this plant. During the winter and for the winter rest period, keep the plant in an environment with a temperature of 13-16 degrees Celsius, but be careful because temperatures below 7 degrees Celsius will first cause the leaves to fall and then the whole plant will die.
The leaves of this plant may also fall in places that are in the air (in front of the cooler or a window that is always open).
Soil: Needs light soil with rapid drainage, so the use of sand in the soil mixture of this plant is recommended. For example, you can use a combination of one part sand + three parts soil that is sold as potting soil (a combination of soil + leaf soil + perlite).
According to some breeders, the use of peat moss in the composition of Sensio planting medium prevents its proper growth. Use soluble fertilizers for houseplants for fertilization once in spring and second time in summer. Fertilization is possible if you want to do it more often, but the fertilizer must be diluted. For example, if you want to fertilize the plant once a month, reduce the concentration of fertilizer to 30%.
Pruning: After a few years, the stems of this plant grow very tall, which can be shortened to maintain the appearance of the plant very long stems and used isolated parts to propagate the plant.
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Propagation: Cuttings are one of the ways of propagation of this plant that can be prepared in spring or summer from the stems of the plant cuttings 10 cm long and planted in a light planting bed that is always kept moist so that the leaves are almost covered.
The roots will form at the junction of the leaves with the stem. Note that the cuttings of this plant also take root in water, but when these cuttings are transferred to the soil bed, they will not perform well due to the poor quality of their roots.
Sleeping is another way to propagate this plant. It is enough to place a part of a stem in the soil in the same pot or in a pot near the main pot, as it is attached to the mother plant, so that the leaves are almost covered.
Roots are gradually formed from different parts of the planted stem, and after a while, the stem can be separated as a plant independent of the mother plant and planted in a separate pot.
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