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| String of Hearts 'Pretty Pink' |
What’s going on with String of
Hearts?
String of Hearts is number 6 of our top selling plants for
2019. It would have been much higher on
the list if we could have had more to sell.
Our offshore propagators are only beginning to have stable numbers.
This last week we put 900 2.5” pots
on the availability list. They’re
gone. Why?
String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
has a lot going for it. It is an easy
houseplant to keep alive and therefore, sought after.
It grows quickly with warm, long
days of summer. It can be dry without
harm and thrives on neglect. If rooted
in small pots, it takes up little space and will trail down with heart shaped
leaves.
There are three clones to pick
from. Traditional silver and green,
heart shaped leaves, is the most common.
A solid silver leaf, ‘Silver Glory’, is very attractive but still
carries a high price due to limited supply.
Since it is just as vigorous as the green/silver clone, it will show up
at your plant store soon.
The pink version is in a class by itself. I don’t think the supply will ever catch up
with the demand. String of Hearts ’Pretty
Pink’ has stable pink variegation but grows slowly.
My previous blog stories about
String of Hearts have attracted above average page views. A lot of people want to know about String of
Hearts. Again. Why?
Houseplants are blowing up right now during Covid. The Facebook groups I have been a part of have had a sudden influx of new members and prices have gone sky high as a result. String of hearts has been a popular seller and philodendron pink princess has, in some cases, tripled in price. Pink plants on Instagram have been quite popular. Based on my casual observations, social media has been a big driver.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your observations. I try to avoid social media but know that it is a driver of plant interest.
ReplyDeleteWe will have a group of 1800 String of Hearts- regular green/silver in 5 weeks. Will see if they sell out in a week?