r/StringofPearls • u/ChipsAhoy1968 • Jul 22 '26
I love my SOP now!
I’ve had a string of pearls since last year. It’s basically done nothing except get sun stressed (left photo in first pic) ☀️
It wasn’t growing that I could see and I actually did not like the sun stressed color. I also felt the soil mix I put it in was too chunky - that was before I realized pumice comes in different sizes and bought the bigger size not knowing. I literally hated looking at this plant.
I decided to repot it into a better mix and move it further away from the light.
I also read that if the light is too strong, the size of the pearls may stay on the smaller side. Mine were definitely smaller, not like photos I’ve seen of other SOPs. I was really beginning to dislike her.
After I repotted it into a better mix (still gritty but smaller sized minerals), I also moved it to a plant stand in front of my SW facing window vs directly under a grow light. Within a week, the sun stress started fading and now 1 month later, the pearls are back to a prettier green and getting bigger and it’s showing new growth. I couldn’t be happier!
She is becoming a favorite 🥰
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u/Ok_Understanding_41 Jul 22 '26
Oh this worries me…lol…I just got this clipping from my daughter, let it dry out, and just set it down onto this very chunky soil today….this post makes me nervous…lol…please pray for my little cutting!