I love the string of dolphins 🐬 So cute! I just bought one last yr and I have 3 plants already. Such a great grower both indoors or out. Thanks for sharing this with us Anne. It's always such a pleasure seeing you. You brighten my day with that beautiful smile😉 I love your passion for succulents ❤
hi! i found your channel when I started to grow a succulent on my own these days ago! i'd like to say your content is really nice, your tone is confident and comforting and you seem to know a lot about plants!! i enjoy watching your videos ^^ the succulent I've been taking care of lately is apparently a graptosedum california sunset and it's still young and tiny. I'm looking forward to watch it grow strong and happy! i really hope it handles fall and winter (i live in brazil so it's summer here and soon it will be fall!) well and that letting it grow from inside home, taking the sunlight from the window is enough. i have some doubts about how much should I water it, but watching your videos has been helpful! thank you for the content and have a nice day/night!!
Obrigada! Hooray a new succulent enthusiast! And always wonderful to hear from succulent lovers from other countries! Good luck with you California Sunset. Plenty of sun and very infrequent water are the keys to getting indoor succulents through winter.
I inherited a string of Dolphins that is not doing well😢. Still some green stems but lots of brown. I noticed this pot is not draining well so I plan to prune, repot and change the area its in. Any other suggestions would be Truly Appreciated❤
Hard to say without seeing it and knowing your conditions, but that sounds like the right plan! Lots of bright, indirect light can also help plants recover from damage and after pruning. Good luck!
I have a string of dolphins that is about 4ft long, but the top foot of the string no longer has dolphins. Will they ever grow back, or will they always be bare?
Not on its own, but they do re-root well from stem cuttings! You'd want to cut lengths of stems with leaves. Spiral the cut stem ends around a fresh pot to fully cover the top of the soil, leaving the growing ends of the stems trailing out of the pot. They'll need a bit more frequent water while rooting. If you can get a little more sun exposure to the top of the pot, that will help them maintain leaf coverage going forward.
Annie, which of the ‘string’ family grows the fastest? Thank you. ☺️❤️👍🏻 ……..ok, I think you just answered that. 😎 I guess it’s the string of dolphins?
My string of dolphins always gets aphids even though the other string of plants around it are perfect. I’ve tried everything to get rid of them but to no avail, aphids seem to especially love this plant 😢
You could if you're someone who likes to water very frequently. But for most people, this is a thirsty enough succulent that you'll want a standard cactus & succulent soil with more organic matter than Bonsai Jack. I do still love to use Bonsai Jack as a top dressing though!
I love watching your videos as you've taught me so much! I have a couple questions---- I apparently gave my beautiful string of dolphins too much light and they shriveled up. I cut off the stems that are healthy and not shriveled up and I put them in a gritty mix. You said if they're not calloused over, put them in the pot and don't water for a while. 1. How long to wait to water? 2. I live in Iowa and have North facing windows. Or can use grow lights. What light is best? 3. How often do I water these in general?? I am struggling with this plant after bringing it inside for the winter. 😩 PLEASE HELP!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much and great questions! 1. It will likely only take about three days for the cut ends to callus in dry soil. 2. A north-facing window will not be sunny enough so you'll want to supplement with a grow light. This blog explains what specs to look for and gives a couple product recommendations: mountaincrestgardens.com/blog/succulent-grow-light-recommendations/ 3. In general, you will find that "String of..." plants need more frequent drenchings than other succulents. How often you water depends on lots of variables including sun, airflow, size of pot, soil type, time of year, and much more. So instead of keeping to a strict schedule, it's best to only water in response to signs of thirst. That means deeply saturating the soil but only when it's completely dry AND the plant's leaves are starting to feel less turgid or wrinkle a bit. Indoor succulents in winter can take a while to dry and be prone to rot, so if in doubt, don't water yet. You've got this and I'm sure your plant will make it through to spend another summer outdoors! Annie
Help! I went through very hot space of weather & no air conditioning. Did try fans but it didn’t even much. Don’t know if it will live. Plant has very thin stalk. . . Any advice? Thanks!
Hmm thin stems could be stretching from lack of sun. If you got it from us, feel free to email a photo of the plant and description of its light and water conditions to info@mountaincrestgardens.com and customer service can help you out.
Do the plants really come that big in the box? I am new so haven’t ordered from you yet. Once I get something like this in a 2” pot from you, how fast do you recommend repotting it?
Our Dolphins in 2" pots have stems about 2"-4" long. You can see example photos here: mountaincrestgardens.com/senecio-peregrinus-string-of-dolphins/ All of our plants come ready to transplant, but if you need to, they'll be fine in their grow pots for several weeks as long as they get plenty of sunshine and a deep drenching when the soil is dry and the leaves start to pucker.
Hello everyone! I have a big problem with my dolphin plant… there were dry branches on the top and some little flowers.. it’s a long one, but now there’s like a white sticky mold on the base branches… can anyone help my with some tips please? Thank you 😊 🍀🍀
Can't say for sure without seeing your plant and knowing the environmental conditions, but it sounds as if you have a combination of a pest and watering issue. I would re-plant in fresh cactus & succulent soil, thoroughly spray with 70% isopropyl alcohol every day until the sticky mold is gone, and water deeply enough for water to run out the pot's drainage hole whenever the soil is dry and the leaves start to feel more limp. If you bought it from us, email us a photo at info@mountaincrestgardens.com and we can try to diagnose it. Annie
@@Mountaincrestgardens thank you so much I will do that I just have to find the appropriate alcohol base is it best that I ask my pharmacist ? And really a big thank you and more for answering me that means so much you guys are the best !!! 🙏🙏💓🍀🍀
@@Mountaincrestgardens fantastic! I will go there now thank you very very much!!! And I am ‘binge watching’ your videos so well explained and with so much knowledge and enthusiasm amazing! When you ship to Belgium can we see it on your website? Have a great day and thank you again for everything! Kind regards, Marijke and family 🌵🌵🌵🏜🏜
Good question! The cut part of the stem needs to dry and callus before watering. So you could either cut them, let them dry for 3-5 days, then plant and water them. Or sometimes I'll make the cutting, plant it right away, but hold off on watering it for about a week.
Oh no! We can't diagnose it without seeing it and knowing its growing conditions, but do know that if there are still healthy roots, it can grow back its leaves!
Thank you so much for replying I am trying it like my string of pearls so I am guessing I am not watering often enough. I heard string of pearls are more drought tolerant @@Mountaincrestgardens
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I love the string of dolphins 🐬 So cute! I just bought one last yr and I have 3 plants already. Such a great grower both indoors or out. Thanks for sharing this with us Anne. It's always such a pleasure seeing you. You brighten my day with that beautiful smile😉 I love your passion for succulents ❤
Right?! This has gone from novelty plant to an easy, prolific grower in my mind. Thanks for watching!
@@annieschreck7938 absolutely 😁
I love this plant so much. It is so pretty. Thanks for the information.
I've got my String of Dolphins and I love them so much!
Oh good!
thanks so much for very informative care tips and looking forward for more of your caretips videos 😊
"swimmingly" 😉I see what you did there.
I bought a 2-inch pot of string of dolphins from you in November and he's growing so good! His Vines are trailing over a foot long already!
Oh that's so wonderful to hear!
hi! i found your channel when I started to grow a succulent on my own these days ago!
i'd like to say your content is really nice, your tone is confident and comforting and you seem to know a lot about plants!! i enjoy watching your videos ^^
the succulent I've been taking care of lately is apparently a graptosedum california sunset and it's still young and tiny. I'm looking forward to watch it grow strong and happy! i really hope it handles fall and winter (i live in brazil so it's summer here and soon it will be fall!) well and that letting it grow from inside home, taking the sunlight from the window is enough. i have some doubts about how much should I water it, but watching your videos has been helpful! thank you for the content and have a nice day/night!!
Obrigada! Hooray a new succulent enthusiast! And always wonderful to hear from succulent lovers from other countries! Good luck with you California Sunset. Plenty of sun and very infrequent water are the keys to getting indoor succulents through winter.
@@annieschreck7938 can I start dolphin plant in water.
@@sarakennedy1385 Absolutely!
Annie
Thanks for all your instructions on the dolphin plant! It was just what I needed!
You're so welcome!
I inherited a string of Dolphins that is not doing well😢. Still some green stems but lots of brown. I noticed this pot is not draining well so I plan to prune, repot and change the area its in. Any other suggestions would be Truly Appreciated❤
Hard to say without seeing it and knowing your conditions, but that sounds like the right plan! Lots of bright, indirect light can also help plants recover from damage and after pruning. Good luck!
Since it’s an F1 hybrid, what would you get if you planted the seeds from the floof?
Lots of different things! They don't come true from seed, but we'd love to see what all germinates if you give it a try.
always well done and easy to understand
Thank you!
I have a string of dolphins that is about 4ft long, but the top foot of the string no longer has dolphins. Will they ever grow back, or will they always be bare?
Not on its own, but they do re-root well from stem cuttings! You'd want to cut lengths of stems with leaves. Spiral the cut stem ends around a fresh pot to fully cover the top of the soil, leaving the growing ends of the stems trailing out of the pot. They'll need a bit more frequent water while rooting. If you can get a little more sun exposure to the top of the pot, that will help them maintain leaf coverage going forward.
I would love to see you to the donkey tail care it's wonderful
Great idea! It's in the queue
I've never heard of it
Annie, which of the ‘string’ family grows the fastest? Thank you. ☺️❤️👍🏻 ……..ok, I think you just answered that. 😎 I guess it’s the string of dolphins?
Yeah, so much depends on your environmental conditions. The other super fast, resilient, prolific Senecio is S. radicans aka String of Bananas.
My string of dolphins always gets aphids even though the other string of plants around it are perfect. I’ve tried everything to get rid of them but to no avail, aphids seem to especially love this plant 😢
Thanks for this video, super cute plant.
You're so welcome!
Where do you buy your plants ? I see you got the Dolphin plant in a box ?
Actually we grow and sell them! Here's our online nursery: mountaincrestgardens.com/senecio-peregrinus-string-of-dolphins/
Can I just use bonsai jack for the dolphin plant?
You could if you're someone who likes to water very frequently. But for most people, this is a thirsty enough succulent that you'll want a standard cactus & succulent soil with more organic matter than Bonsai Jack. I do still love to use Bonsai Jack as a top dressing though!
I love thes pland
Could I plant String of Pearls, Bananas, Tears, and Dolphins together?
Yes, their care needs are similar enough to work!
Thank you!!
I love watching your videos as you've taught me so much!
I have a couple questions---- I apparently gave my beautiful string of dolphins too much light and they shriveled up.
I cut off the stems that are healthy and not shriveled up and I put them in a gritty mix. You said if they're not calloused over, put them in the pot and don't water for a while.
1. How long to wait to water?
2. I live in Iowa and have North facing windows. Or can use grow lights. What light is best?
3. How often do I water these in general??
I am struggling with this plant after bringing it inside for the winter. 😩
PLEASE HELP!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much and great questions!
1. It will likely only take about three days for the cut ends to callus in dry soil.
2. A north-facing window will not be sunny enough so you'll want to supplement with a grow light. This blog explains what specs to look for and gives a couple product recommendations: mountaincrestgardens.com/blog/succulent-grow-light-recommendations/
3. In general, you will find that "String of..." plants need more frequent drenchings than other succulents. How often you water depends on lots of variables including sun, airflow, size of pot, soil type, time of year, and much more. So instead of keeping to a strict schedule, it's best to only water in response to signs of thirst. That means deeply saturating the soil but only when it's completely dry AND the plant's leaves are starting to feel less turgid or wrinkle a bit. Indoor succulents in winter can take a while to dry and be prone to rot, so if in doubt, don't water yet.
You've got this and I'm sure your plant will make it through to spend another summer outdoors!
Annie
Help! I went through very hot space of weather & no air conditioning. Did try fans but it didn’t even much. Don’t know if it will live. Plant has very thin stalk. . . Any advice? Thanks!
Hmm thin stems could be stretching from lack of sun. If you got it from us, feel free to email a photo of the plant and description of its light and water conditions to info@mountaincrestgardens.com and customer service can help you out.
So cool!! Love 💕 your knowledge so much!
Do the plants really come that big in the box? I am new so haven’t ordered from you yet. Once I get something like this in a 2” pot from you, how fast do you recommend repotting it?
Our Dolphins in 2" pots have stems about 2"-4" long. You can see example photos here: mountaincrestgardens.com/senecio-peregrinus-string-of-dolphins/
All of our plants come ready to transplant, but if you need to, they'll be fine in their grow pots for several weeks as long as they get plenty of sunshine and a deep drenching when the soil is dry and the leaves start to pucker.
Thank you so much. Your video help me a lot
Yay so glad to hear it!
Great info thanks , you have a lovely personality too, thanks again 😊
You're so very welcome!
Hello everyone!
I have a big problem with my dolphin plant… there were dry branches on the top and some little flowers.. it’s a long one, but now there’s like a white sticky mold on the base branches… can anyone help my with some tips please? Thank you 😊 🍀🍀
Can't say for sure without seeing your plant and knowing the environmental conditions, but it sounds as if you have a combination of a pest and watering issue. I would re-plant in fresh cactus & succulent soil, thoroughly spray with 70% isopropyl alcohol every day until the sticky mold is gone, and water deeply enough for water to run out the pot's drainage hole whenever the soil is dry and the leaves start to feel more limp. If you bought it from us, email us a photo at info@mountaincrestgardens.com and we can try to diagnose it.
Annie
@@Mountaincrestgardens thank you so much I will do that I just have to find the appropriate alcohol base is it best that I ask my pharmacist ? And really a big thank you and more for answering me that means so much you guys are the best !!! 🙏🙏💓🍀🍀
@@marijkedeckers1654 correct! Drugstores carry isopropyl alcohol.
@@Mountaincrestgardens fantastic! I will go there now thank you very very much!!! And I am ‘binge watching’ your videos so well explained and with so much knowledge and enthusiasm amazing!
When you ship to Belgium can we see it on your website? Have a great day and thank you again for everything! Kind regards, Marijke and family 🌵🌵🌵🏜🏜
@@marijkedeckers1654 so glad the videos are helpful! Sorry though, we cannot ship outside the United States
Thank you so much for this video !
You are so welcome!
I love your video
Nggg
Thank you!
Do you water the cuttings you planted in the soil right away?
Good question! The cut part of the stem needs to dry and callus before watering. So you could either cut them, let them dry for 3-5 days, then plant and water them. Or sometimes I'll make the cutting, plant it right away, but hold off on watering it for about a week.
I don’t know what I am doing wrong. I lost all my dolphins and all that is left is the vines 🥹
Oh no! We can't diagnose it without seeing it and knowing its growing conditions, but do know that if there are still healthy roots, it can grow back its leaves!
Thank you so much for replying I am trying it like my string of pearls so I am guessing I am not watering often enough. I heard string of pearls are more drought tolerant
@@Mountaincrestgardens