How to grow String of Nickels? A detailed guide to its cultivation methods

  String of Nickels, also called Button Vine, Button Jade Vine, or Million Hearts, is a newly emerging foliage plant in recent years. Because its name carries an auspicious meaning and its leaves are thick and succulent with excellent ornamental value, if you want to bring strings of good fortune to your home, come learn with Huahua how to grow it!

  String of Nickels can not only be grown as a potted plant, but is more often used in floral design. Choosing a special planter and adding some creativity can present a different style, and it can also be allowed to climb on walls, tree trunks, and so on to beautify the environment. Growing String of Nickels does not require much thought or much management, and it is one of the entry-level plants often chosen by gardening beginners.

  Soil: The growing medium needs good drainage and good air permeability, and can be mixed with leaf mold + perlite.

  Propagation: During the growing season, use the cutting method. Cut mature branches into sections with 3-4 nodes, insert them into the soil, and keep the substrate slightly moist. Roots will form in about a week.

  Temperature: The growing temperature is 20-30°C, but when the winter temperature is below 10°C, it must be moved to a warm indoor area to avoid frost damage, otherwise the frozen tissues are very difficult to recover.

  Light: Growing it outdoors in spring and autumn with more sun exposure helps shorten the internode spacing, making the plant compact and the leaves plump and thick; in summer, pay attention to shading String of Nickels or simply move it indoors. String of Nickels that has been sprayed with water must strictly avoid light, as it easily gets sunburn spots.

  Water: String of Nickels likes a warm and humid environment. Watering should follow the principle of watering when dry and letting it dry between waterings. During care, you can spray water on the leaves to increase air humidity. When growing it, be careful not to overwater. If water accumulates in the pot, it will cause the plant roots to lack oxygen and rot, or cause the branches to rot, and ultimately make the whole plant soft and listless or even die.

  Fertilizing: String of Nickels likes light fertilizer. Apply diluted liquid fertilizer once a month, and it must be diluted; otherwise, a high-concentration salt environment will kill epidermal cells, and ugly spots will appear on the leaf surface, affecting its ornamental value.

  String of Nickels is also known as Button Vine. Its leaves are silver-green, thick and succulent, and opposite. It can be used as an ornamental plant for viewing. Its leaf color is bright green with a hint of silver-gray, thick and succulent, and the plant has a trailing habit, able to climb or hang down to grow. In spring it blooms with yellow or white flowers. The leaves are broadly ovate, about 0.7-1 cm wide, opposite, broadly elliptic or broadly ovate, with a suddenly pointed tip. Each leaf is almost the same size and shape, and the form closely resembles a “button”, very small and cute.

  The leaves of String of Nickels stay green all year round. It likes moisture, prefers a semi-shaded environment, and is relatively drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant. The suitable growing temperature is 20°C-30°C. The growing medium generally uses materials with good air permeability, and a nutrient soil can be made by mixing tree fern fiber with an appropriate amount of perlite.