String of Dolphins care and propagation
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- The string of dolphins, or latin name “Senecio Peregrinus” is an easy to care for string-of-plant. While it is a completely different family from your string of pearls and string of hearts, the care is very much the same. I find this plant to be forgiving, perhaps due to the fact that it is a hybrid (taking the best traits from each parent). As the name suggest, the beads look like dolphins and its a joy to have. In this video I show you the full care tips and propagation (with updates).
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Haha thank youuu 😅🙏🏽
Ya it’s true I like him too
I also love that you show how they are doing sometime after propagating.
Results are just as important hehe
I put the ends straight into soil and within two weeks there’s roots and new growth . I just keep it moist , I do it with all my string plants . Edit: but I’ve done it hydroponically aswell . But for me I prefer doing it straight in the soil , i get better results that way . And my string plants grow like crazy !!
my dolphins started dying in the top side bc I didn't have enough sun on the top. So, I need to prop. I did water but I'd like to try the soil method too, my question is, how often do you water the soil to do this?
Love your video and explanations. You answered a lot of my questions with this adorable little plant that I have had a lot of problems growing. I always seem to be in the rescue mode but I like what you have to say. Thank you for sharing!
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Wow!!! And yas to “Yakult” propagation! Hehehe. The lighting and background you have is superb!
Agreeing with you on “no need for formula and ratio! Potting mix is not nuclear physics!” 😅
Thank you for this! Especially didn’t know that organic materials can easily rot the roots of cacti and succulents! Cool!!! Thanks!!!
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄💚 i just want to say... thank you for making 2020 so much better for me and all the plant lovers! Thank you!
Thanks for the video.Now i feel confident to propagate my string of Dolphins 🐬
OMG! Sean - where were you and this video when I needed it??!!!! After killing 3 pots of this beautiful plant .... I gave up! Once again, thanks for the video! Wow, non stop to keep up / us in good cheers - much appreciate. Grateful ! :)
Haha dont give up and try again! 😅
SO AMAZING you have a 5 month follow up! thanks for the easy to follow, thorough and fun video!
Hehe thank you. All my species propagation videos have months of updates
Thank you so much for the information! And, yes, they do indeed root quite quickly in soil. I work in horticulture for a living atm, and sometimes our dolphins lose bits and pieces. We just plop them in the soil after removing nodes and exposing the vine to the soil. From there a new plant starts. :)
Thanks for the share! Thats very helpful
Love your channel. Hoping many more subscribers will discover your channel in the new year. Bless you and your family.
Thank you so much. Have a safe and wonderful holidays! 🙏🏽💖
Wow you've really been spoiling us with these daily uploads 💜💜💜
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This was very helpful. I like these plants ( string of dolphins, pearls, etc) a lot but have had no luck in growing them. Now I know why : they were in the wrong soil mix. I’ll start using my gritty cactus mix.
They are so hard haha I struggle with these too
You have a great climate for plants.
Thank you... some cactii and succulent actually struggle with our humidity so we have to be cautious with certain species 😅
I've had one for years and now I'm finally thinking of propagating it 🤪 its only several feet long
I have String of Dolphins, too. I have it in front of a SE window, and its trailing about a foot. I've already trimmed and started a new plant just by sticking the stems in soil. It worked, but it looked sad the first month or so. I'm going to try the water prop next, as that looks healthier, and of course it's fun to watch the roots grow. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I have a feeling soil propagation would be faster though? Water propagation takes so long! Haha
Happy Christmas 🎄
That's a really smart way to propagate by putting it next to a pot it can root into...no one makes vids about that. U should..u would b the first prob. I do think u could have stuck the other one in to root.
I do that with lots of plants , especially spider plants
He did a video of propagating like that with a giant monstera delicioso. It was cool and worked great!
I see the dolphins now LOL now I can't un-see it 😁💙🐬
Yikes, I had mine in full akadama and full sun. Looks like i gotta fix that. Thanks for sharing the tips!
Sean, no rest on Christmas Day? u r so hard working! Have yourself a Merry Christmas.
Theres no rest for the wicked 😛 Merry Xmas!
I really love this channel...
Thank you 😌🙏🏽
The background and music makes this epic. Very good to listen to. Can even sleep to this lol If I may request one thing is, can you please use captions/text on the bottom of the screen to name the ingredients you're using? I tried hard to guess "burnt rice hulls" would've been easier if I could see the name as it's the first time hearing of it. Thanks for sharing! :)
Ahh thank you for the input 😀
I have two SODs and I love the subtle fragrance it has (that's why I bought the second one haha). Seems like not a lot of people mention its fragrance. I hope I am not the only one smelling it (it is very subtle though). 😅
omg same😅
@@Sarah-qj6tu Hahaha yayyy I am glad I am not the only one!!! 😆
Whoaaaaa Im gona smell it soon!
After killing string of pearls and string of watermelon.. I'm going should I , should I try again after this video. Tq for the video and Merry Christmas.
Hi Sean, thank you for this video, it's very useful as always :) I have one question, I've seen also your soil mixing videos and you always use the burnt rice hulls, but where I live they are nowhere to be found. Do you think that using charcoal that is finely ground could be a substitute? Happy new year and take care ^_^
Yep horticultural charcoal or activated charcoal works well too
Yay! I was wondering the same thing! That's fantastic!
Hmmmm... You looks like a Bartender. Can I order Cactus potting soil mix shake please.
Coming right up 🙌🏻
Hi Sean, thanks a lot for making this video! It's just right in time for my SOD 👏👏 do you apply the same care for string of turtles?
The string of turtles is very different its more of a terrarium plant that a succulent. Im still trying to revive mine!
With my St. oh. Turts. She needs a sarcastic amount of bright, "direct ish" light. She does not like to be watered often, but appreciates high humidity. She is in a corner that has the artifical lighting setup for my mangaves, fiddles, aloes, euphorbias etc. I have observed a major decrease in the strings fragility by doing the aforementioned items. If you need any specific information, feel free to email me at Brillianceunderstood@protonmail.com. One of my 2020 highlights is this peperomia rehabilitation. I have been thinking of doing an open terrarium with turtles under a Tillandsia tectotum (nicknamed - fuzzy nugz).
Best Wishes. 🙏🏽
Haahaa I love that I think of vermiculite the same as you! I have used this in most of my pots, to aid in draining. I always did think it was like lil hold flecks in the soil.
Are SOD's like string of hearts? I had a couple vines and they did not travel well in the mail. I have tried prop boxes and hi light n humidity. It is not doing anything, no signs of life, but I have not given up yet😁
I find SODs easier than SOHs
@@onlyplants lol I have had a small sting w one pearl, it's alive but not growing....I just look at it haahaa. I have been reading up on string of watermelons. They are super cute! I may try one in the spring. ☺️
They are just such cool plants, I need to find their nitch, then I'll be able to grow all the strings haaahaaa😂💯🤓
Hi Sean, i just purchase string of dolphin few weeks ago, its basically grow in 🌵 media which is very dry media, i water them once a week just like succulent and they are pretty happy, my question: if we use water propagation method, can we just put it directly from water to very dry media, how we water it once we put it on dry media?
I would water it very often at first and then slowly back away watering frequency.
Hi Sean, what's the typical temperature, humidity and wind condition for this plant to thrive. Been growing this in an 60-80% humidity, 25degC to 30degC environment with about 6-8 DLI of light, but the growth is slow, I am suspecting if there is too much wind or the growth rate is just slow
Well this is a hybrid of a parent plant that came from South Africa. I would say that its subtropical. Cool temperatures and mid to low humidity would be great for this plant. High humidity tends to rot it
@@onlyplants thanks Sean! may I how do you maintain a lower humidity in Indonesia? (Aircond room?)
I’ve killed few of my strings of dolphin😅 i bought new one and it is still standing but no new growth. I just finger crossed here lol. How often do you water your sod with that potting mix?
I water it everyday 😛
and i have many flowers.
My string of dolphins has beautiful healthy roots but so many dolphins just shrivel up, leaving large spaces between the dolphins. Any suggestions?
I would chop it up and start over 😀
Hi Sean, what was the first item you already had in the jar? All the strings (pearl, dolphins, bananas...) that I tried to grow died 😢, would love to give it another go using a mix similar to yours. Thanks 🙏
Do check out this video called “mom’s succulent bowl” in there I show you in depth recipe for succulent mix
@@onlyplants thanks Sean!
Do you wait for them to stone ar over before putting in water? Or do you put in water right away after cutting?
Right after cutting 🙈
What was the last dark material you added to the putting mixture?
Furadan, or known as carbofuran
4:59 What was the the mix that you used? I was writing the mix down, but not sure what was in the tall jar?
So you can use anything thats fast draining, here are some possibilities:
Pumice
Perlite
Burnt rice hull
Rice hull
Akadama
Sand
@@onlyplants thank you so much for the fast reply. I’m going to order the akadama and rice hull. If you have affiliate links to add to the description, I would be happy to support you that way. 😊
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I have just rooted successfully just the leaves unsure if it will sprout new leaves
Ooo do DM me on instgram if you manage to sprout leaves on those. Curious to know!
Will the dolphin root or just the stem?
Just the stem 😀
Sorry Sean I couldn’t catch what was the last item you poured into your potting mix? Thank you
i think it's burnt rice hull, the coarse one if im not mistaken.
Its Vermiculite
Some of my dolphins are really flattening out a lot. But then others on the same stem will be normal. So strange! Do they need more light if they are flattening out and looking more like a stingray rather than a dolphin? Also, some dolphins in the centers of the stems are drying up and falling off. But then there are perfectly fine ones at the base and on the tops of those particular stems. It makes no sense!!! Any idea what’s wrong?
Some say if its not getting frequently watered, it will store more water, which causes it to plump up.
Those bare mid section stems might be a good oppportunity to propagate! It might have been pests, improper care or less than ideal conditions. This is not to easiest succulent to keep happy.
Pls help. My MD leaves have yellow spots. How to prevent this. Thank you and i wish you well. From Phils-Cel
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Yasssssss yakult containers
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Selamat Hari Natal :)
Merry Xmas yaaa 🙂
beatiful tatoo in your hand what is mean tatoo.
Meraki in greek, it means to give your creativity and soul into everything you do
i feel dumb when ppl say succulents is literally hard to kill. im on my 2nd pot of string of dolphins. ppl been saying just drenched it and water it once it is totally dry. i forgot about humidity and in 3 days everything starts dying. my sod and sop😭 now im on my second set and im trying bottom watering.
Keep trying. Their care is very different depending on environment and their potting situation.
@@onlyplants they r too beautiful to give up. thanks. i will👌😊
I'm on my 4th string of pearls....2nd string of dolphins.....
@@LilGagaChick me not giving up too. My string of dolphin is doing good. Finally. I put it outside water every morning, it lived. Guess mine is just shy and dont like attention😅
hello from Azerbaycan.how are you.your flowers are very beatifful.can you send me 1or 2flower.but i dont have money to give you.very amazing flower and very good klimate in your country.good luck in your job and life.and in your family.