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Ruby Necklace Othonna Capensis String of Pickles
Packet containing 3x strings each at least 12cm long!
This fella is known by the botanical names Othonna capensis and Crassothonna capensis.
Here in Australia most folks call it Ruby necklace, cape aster, string of pickles, little pickles, string of beans, even string of bananas gets used from time to time too.
The ruby bit is cos in the cooler months it develops a deep grape purple look to it, while in the warmer months it goes bright green and only the string bit stays purple.
It’s a super easy to grow succulent and the method I use is get a nice sandy well-draining soil mix. Bury half of the stem in the mix and leave the top half sticking out making sure to plant it the right way up.
Place the pot in a warm shady position and give it a drink every few days.
As long as the soil mix drains well, you don’t cook them in the sun, and you resist the urge to fiddle with them, it’s pretty hard to go wrong in my experience.
In a month once they have well established roots and a little new growth here and there you can gradually give them a bit more sunlight.
If you do it gradually and keep the water up to them they do great in full sun. I’m lazy/busy and water is always very limited so for me a shady spot works best.
The partial sun of a balcony or windowsill, or hanging pots strung from large tree branches seems to be about ideal.
The plant looks awesome with it’s unusual thick fleshy succulent leaves and once established the growth is fast and prolific.
It looks really cool and makes a great windowsill pet plant for folks renting in the city. It also pumps out the odd yellow daisy like flower here and there too which is cool.
If you have other “String of XYZ” varieties not yet in the website or any other hardy succulents feel free to hit me up for a swap via the FairDinkumSeeds Contact form.
I love a swap so same deal if you have any other interesting plants, particularly drought tolerant hardy Cactus Species.
Grown by me and the Mrs organically, no chems, no nasties, no problems!
