Let's welcome March with our beautiful box featuring: String of Pearls, Haworthia African Pearls, Echeveria Agavoides Christmas and Haworthia Zebra Plant.
String of Pearls
Senecio rowleyanus, native to Namibia, Africa, has pendant stems to 3' or more with unusual round "leaves" giving the impression of a "string of pearls". Both the stems and leaves are green. The plant is beautiful in a hanging basket, and can be inside the house in a bright airy room, or outside in a protected patio. Bright light with ample airflow is recommended therefore outdoor in the shade is preferable. Protect from frost.
For detailed instructions, click here: How to take good care of String of Pearls
Haworthia African Pearls
Haworthia Reinwardtii, so-called "African Pearls", is one of the most striking Haworthia with narrow pointy leaves marked with bumpy, raised white spotty bands. The tightly packed leaves are arranged in a spiral pattern, forming columnar rosettes up to 8 inches tall. Haworthia Reinwardtii produces offsets freely to form a mat. In spring, the mature rosettes produce white flowers on thin, long stems.
Light: Bright light, but not direct sunlight.
Soil: Use a cactus mix or very fast-draining potting soil mixed with sand.
Water: Water deeply when soil is dry and let water drain out completely.
Echeveria Agavoides Christmas
Echeveria Christmas is a beautiful, rosette-forming succulent with a tight, up to 8 inches (20 cm) wide rosette of fleshy, apple-green leaves with a strong reddish tinge near the edges and a darker red terminal spine. The flowers are yellow to light orange on a up to 16 inches (40 cm) long, thin flowering stem.
Soil: Average, Well-Drained, Gritty.
Water: Needs occasional water in the summer.
Light: Sun, Mostly Sun.
Propagation: By stem or leaf cuttings.
Haworthia Zebra Plant
Haworthia Fasciata 'Zebra Haworthia" is one of the most popular Haworthia species. Its leaves are thin, and dark green with horizontal white ridges that resemble zebra striping. Zebra Haworthia is often grown as indoor plant because of its attractive appearance and low maintenance. It produces offsets freely, and the offsets can be propagated easily.
Light: Bright light, but not direct sunlight.
Soil: Use a cactus mix or very fast-draining potting soil mixed with sand.
Flowering: the Zebra Plant flowers are small tubular white or pink flowers growing from a very thin kind of stem. It rarely blooms though and the flowers only last for a few days.
Water: Water only when soil feels dry to the touch and then drain completely. Never let the plant sit in water.
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