String of hearts is Ceropegia woodii, also sold as rosary vine or chain of hearts. Heart-shaped leaves sit on long, wiry stems. String of pearls is a different plant, Curio rowleyanus, at how to propagate string of pearls. The generic succulent tray stays on how to propagate succulents.
NCSU names stem cuttings, layering, and seed. Wisconsin Horticulture starts new plants from cuttings, from small tubers at the leaf bases, or from seed. For mix in a drained pot, see soil propagation.
Wisconsin: a cactus and succulent mix, or a freely draining medium with coarse sand or perlite. Let the mix dry between waterings. Soggy mix kills this plant.
Aerial tubers
NCSU: bead-like tubercles form on the vine and root when the stem touches soil.
Wisconsin: those aerial tubers look like small potatoes at the nodes or leaf bases. Press a tuber into the mix of a second pot, still attached to the vine if you can. Keep the mix moist, not wet, so it can root. Once the tuber is rooted and growing, in a few weeks or months on that page, cut it free from the parent.
Stem cuttings
NCSU names stem cuttings. Wisconsin: cuttings from the vine root best with bottom heat. Neither page gives a cutting length in inches or a single week count for hearts.
Common mistakes
- A wet, heavy pot. Wisconsin: overwatering is what kills it.
- A water-jar how-to. Wisconsin and NCSU root in mix or on the vine, not in a jar.
- Taking the tuber off before it has rooted. Wisconsin keeps it on the vine until it is growing in the new pot.
- Low light that fades the silver marbling. Wisconsin: strong light keeps the leaves dark and marked; weak light makes them light green.
People also ask
Is this the same as string of pearls?
No. This URL is Ceropegia woodii. Pearls are Curio rowleyanus, at how to propagate string of pearls.
How long until a tuber roots?
Wisconsin: a few weeks or months, then cut it free. That is their range, not a single number.
How long should the cutting be?
NCSU and Wisconsin do not give an inch length for hearts.
Can I root it in water?
These sources describe mix and layering, not a jar.