Ep. 104 - String of Turtles

Peperomia prostrata Plant Profile

In the first Plant Profile of Season 3, the Plant Daddies cover String of Turtles.

Should you treat this like String of Hearts or String of Pearls? Is this their favorite of the "strings of things"? And how can you promote lush vining? In a Plant Daddy Podcast first, Stephen asks for a picture of Matthew's plant to judge! And please act surprised when Stephen reveals he's growing a hard-to-find alternative.

Mentioned in this episode:

• the Aroid substrate we use

• how this delicate trailing succulent differs from some of its superficially similar peers

• how to get a dense pot overflowing with plentiful trailing vines

Stephen also mentioned a plant he grows that offers String of Turtles vibes: the Orchid Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes. It’s by no means a familiar or common species, so we wanted to make sure to give it some love!