Senecio herreianus Strings of Tears or Raindrops (4" Pot)

* Ship Bare root (without pot and soil) Pot size is only notated for your reference. * If you are going plant your cactus or succulent in a pot, have it prepared beforehand with cactus mix soil (recommended), then water lightly. *If you going to plant it into the ground, ensure proper drainage *We Only ship Priority to ensure your Succulents plant will take between 2 to 3 days to arrive, we are not responsible for any the shipping carriers are delays. * My Jades have really short roots, We reefed to the gallons that are planted in the add so you can see or estimate the actual size of the plant, do not expect to receive any Jade with long roots, That's why these trees are easy to Trim and give a shape as a bonsai tree and plant them in a shallow pot. * We try to ship our succulent plants as soon as we get the order is customer responsibility to be aware of the plant arrival also customers will get a notification by email. If the customer wants to delay or change the day of the shipment please contact us as soon as possible. *We take great care in the packaging of your plants, but unfortunately the same cannot always be said in how they are handled once they leave us .*Is the customer responsibility to purchase a (Heat pack) if the Succulent plant is ship to a cold area, we usually recommended it if the whether is 35* or lower, If you are purchasing a large succulent plant please make sure you buy enough heat pack to cover the plant (1 heat pack every 12") We are not responsible for damages to the Succulent plant if is NOT enough coverage of the heat pack, and if is delay by USPS, the heat only will keep the box warm for 72 hours. 

The String of Tears (Senecio herreianus or Curio herreianus) is an interesting succulent plant hailing from Namibia in South Africa. This member of the Asteraceae family is a tender perennial succulent desired for its creeping stems and attractive, tear-shaped foliage. The plant’s genus name, Senecio (sen-NEESH-shee-oh) is Latin and means “old man”. This is a reference to the hairy aspects of the blooms. The specific epithet, herreianus (her-ray-ee-AY-nus) honors botanist, Hans Herre, who was an expert on the topic of South African succulents. Common names for this plant include: Size & Growth The String of Tears is typically a low growing, trailing plant. Stems may attain a length of one foot in ideal circumstances. The String of Tears has trailing stems ranging in shade from green to purple. The stems are fairly stiff and can grow to be more than a foot long. They have a trailing or creeping growth habit depending upon how they’re planted. The leaf shape is of a teardrop or raindrop. They are equipped with clear leaf windows allowing more light to get in. When you peek in the window, you will see the interior of the leaf has very fine purple stripes. When the plant is grown in bright sunlight, the purple hues of the stems and leaves will become darker. Flowering & Fragrance Senecio herreianus String of Tears produces cinnamon-scented, trumpet-shaped white flowers during the spring and summer. Light & Temperature The String of Tears does best in partial shade or indirect bright light rather than in the full direct sunlight. As a houseplant, it does well in an east-facing or west-facing sunny window. If you’re growing the plant outdoors, you should bring it in before the cold months of winter. Alternately, if you’re growing it as a groundcover, take cuttings to keep indoor plants as houseplants and return them to the outdoors when winter is over. This plant is winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 9b-11b. Watering & Feeding All plants of this type are adapted to live in fairly arid environments. They are able to store water in their stems and leaves for long periods of time. Water as you would any trailing succulent or cacti sedum. Wait until the soil is almost entirely dry and then water very deeply. Allow water to run through the soil and out of the drainage hole of the container. Fertilize these succulents once a year during the summer. Use a weak solution of a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer.