Review by Draco Samhain for String of Pearls – 6″ Hanging Basket – Senecio
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My string of pearls was not from this seller. This is just advice based on the other comments here, that I hope will help other people with growong and keeping this peculiarity.

All parts of this plant are poisonous. From what I’ve researched, it doesn’t seem to be a lethal poison, but it is toxic, so those with pets and small kids prone to eating house plants, be warned.

It also hates to be soggy. If you receive yours soggy, dump it out ASAP and change the soil. Rinse roots well and throw away old soil if there are fungus gnats. After repotting, keep soil on the moist to drier side until you are sure the gnats are gone, cause oh can they spread! It needs *well* drained alkaline soil. Succulent web boards suggested to use a sandy cactus soil mix with bone meal and limestone dust mixed in (my package of bone meal suggests 1 tb. to a gallon of soil mix). I mix my own cactus soil with 50/50 soil to sand and some perlite. Using a porous ceramic pot like terracotta, well help reduce chances of any plant becoming waterlogged. Water only when the soil is *just* dry to the touch but not completely dry, as is the case with many succulents, otherwise you increase the potential for root rot. Reduce waterings in winter.

Also likes light and warmth. Mine lives in a lightly shaded west facing window.

Good luck everyone!

Review by Robin R. Fowler for String of Pearls – 6″ Hanging Basket – Senecio
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I was dissapointed with this product! When the plant arrived the best thing about it was the packaging. It looks nothing like the photo, it had only a few strings on it. The soil was mouldy and the plant was infested with fungus gnats.

The plant was a Christmas present, it is already dying from the base out. I will NOT be buying from this seller again!!