Plant dossier
String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
A highly recognizable trailing succulent prized for its pearl-like leaves and hanging form.
medium high spring-autumn
Fast read
Needs strong light, careful watering, and airy placement because dense, wet conditions can quickly damage trailing strands.
Name map
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Identity and taxonomy
- Display name
- String of Pearls
- Latin name
- Curio rowleyanus
- Aliases
- string of pearls, Senecio rowleyanus
- Genus
- Curio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Cultivar
- Not set
- Plant tags
- trailing, collector-friendly, hanging-basket
- Color tags
- green
- Shape tags
- trailing
- State tags
- bead-leaf, cascade
Core care matrix
- Difficulty
- medium
- Beginner friendly
- No
- Light
- high
- Watering
- low
- Growth season
- spring-autumn
- Dormancy
- none
- Ventilation
- high
- Temperature min
- 10°C
- Temperature max
- 30°C
Commercial extension
Photographs well and sells on silhouette, but should be clearly marked as more fragile in transit than compact rosettes.
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