| Description | An easy to grow succulent plant with small spherical leaves that resemble a string of beads. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Sunlight | bright to direct, if the plant is grown in lower light conditions the leaves will be smaller and the internodes longer |
| Moisture | dry out between waterings |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | well drained, cactus and succulent mix |
| Temperature | Average house is preferred during the growing season. During the resting period they prefer 50-55 degrees F and will tolerate down to 45 degrees F. |
| Flowers | composite flowers lacking ray florets, small, white and have a strong cinnamon smell. |
| Leaves | thin stems, lined with small spherical leaves of about 1/4 inch in diameter, each has a longitudinal translucent stripe |
| Stems | will root at the nodes creating a mass of foliage hugging the surface, will cascade over the side of a container |
| Dimensions | Can easily reach 1-2 feet over the side of a container. |
| Maintenance | The plant will occasionally need to be cut back to rejuvenate the foliage of the pot. Also if the pot doesn't fill in, pull back a few of the cascading stems and lay them on the surface of the soil. They will root at the nodes and fill in the bare soil. |
| Propagation | Sections of the stem can be laid on the media or tip cuttings can be rooted. A single leaf will root and form a small plant at the base. |
| Native Site | Southwest Africa |
| Author's Notes | This plant is an attention grabber, people are extremely curious about the pea shaped leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #5-Lexicon of Succulent Plants (Hermann Jacobsen) , www.theamateurdigest.com |
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