Chain of Hearts
Chain of hearts is a gorgeous trailing plant that’s perfect for hanging pots or baskets. The chains can reach 4m long & the heart shaped leaves are sweet.
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You’ll literally go bananas with this stunning succulent. String of Bananas (Senecio radicans) is a hardy succulent plant that tolerates most conditions. It has white flowers that appear at various times of the year, with light green leaves that look just like bananas hanging from the stem. Perfect to flow over a bookshelf, windowsill or even in the office.
How to grow a string of bananas
- Choose a well-lit spot indoors or a full sun, protected position outdoors.
- Fill the pot with Yates Thrive Succulent & Cacti Potting Mix.
- Remove the plant from its container, try not to disturb the roots excessively. Give the foliage a light prune to encourage new shoots.
- Position the plant in the middle of the new pot. A hanging basket would be ideal. Fill in around the plant with potting mix and water in well.
- Water regularly in summer but reduce in cooler months.
Growing tips
To keep tidy, tip prune every couple of months. This will promote new dense growth.
Plants can be propagated easily by stem and leaf cuttings.
Check for pests and diseases regularly and treat accordingly.
Bromeliad
For a feature plant in a shady or sheltered area in the garden or even for indoors, Bromeliads provide great foliage colour and form to the garden.
Air Plants
Air Plants literally live off the air & can be grown indoors, hanging from tree branches or balancing decoratively on intriguing objects.
Aglaonema
Aglaonema are a diverse & colourful range of leafy plants. Their foliage can be striking mottled mixtures of red, pink, silver, green, yellow or cream.
Recommended products
Yates Thrive Cacti Succulent Potting Mix
Specifically formulated for the successful growing of desert cacti such as opuntia, cereus and mammillaria, tropical cacti such as epiphyllum and schlumvergera, a rang eof succulent plants including aloe, euphorbia, kalanchoe and echeveria and bromeliads such as aechmea and vriesea.
Yates Thrive Plant Food Spikes Cacti & Succulents
Specially designed to feed your cacti & succulents where they need it most, at the roots. Just push into the potting mix & water!
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