Positive: On Aug 23, 2003, Happenstance from Northern California, CA wrote: 'String of Bananas' - Very easy to grow, easily propagated from cuttings/seed. Help. I'm perfect for a hanging basket or a high book shelf so I can show-off my attractive foliage. Hey, I'm Senecio radicans AKA "String of Bananas" and you can see why! Close. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the family Araceae. String of bananas are easy to grow, both as houseplants or outdoors. Here are some care tips to help him grow the plant. A simple mixture of 2 parts potting soil, 1 part perlite , and 1 part pumice or sand will provide your string of bananas with adequate drainage. Lack of sunlight can sometimes cause a succulent to put out air roots. For that, you need to determine if your plant is getting enough water. Anything I should be doing? After another week or two, those roots will become hardier and whiter. Now is not the time to move over to soil. As a succulent, it’s well adapted to living in dry arid environments without much water. save. Help. Like most succulents, they can’t stand sitting in soggy soil, so it’s best to err on the side of underwatering rather … Posted by 2 days ago. Taxonomically, the genus Philodendron is still poorly known, with many undescribed species. Roots on my string of bananas. String of bananas requires a well-draining soil mix in order to help prevent root rot. Like its Senecio relative, the “string of pearls,” the plant is fast-growing, with vines that can grow … String of Bananas plant looks similar except has banana shaped leaves and … Roots on my string of bananas. You also have to hold the strings near the base of the plant which gets all the strings tangled together because of the beads. A string-of-bananas plant can begin rooting in water within two weeks. 2 comments. Pot up plants with well-draining cactus and succulent mix in containers that have a drainage hole. ... and you can already see some aerial roots growing on your plant, such as in the photo below. This plant is also very stretched out due to lack of sunlight. share. Right when the roots begin to form, they will likely be translucent, and see-through. You can purchase premixed cactus or succulent soil or mix your own at home. String of pearls have a pretty small root system and they really don’t need large pots. Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.As of September 2015, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 489 species; other sources accept different numbers. So my strings are growing like crazy. Notice how these Crassula rupestris are extremely dried up at the bottom and have put out a lot of new air roots.. with plump leaves that resemble bananas or fishhooks. DETAILS. Those are just baby roots. Repotting is cumbersome because roots are shallow. Besides, too little water may also cause string of pearls to shrivel. The string of bananas is a quirky looking plant, native to the continent of Africa. Senecio radicans is also known as "string of bananas" or "fishhook senecio," due to the plant's greenish-blue curved foliage and trailing stems. My string of bananas, Old Man George aka OG is blading literally. If you are misting the soil and it still becomes shriveled, give your string of pearls a good amount of water, and let it run down through the roots. I’m in a 14cm hanging pot and foliage is around 30cm length. That is what you need! I'm a succulent and I've got stunning, trailing stems with round banana-like leaves. Care for Senecio Radicans. 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