Peperomia Prostrata - String of Turtles

I hope your String of Turtles brings you as much joy as she brought me! I wanted to share how I have cared for her in case it might be helpful 

Peperomia Prostrata is also known as String of Turtles – and it’s easy to see why! It has the cutest little turtle shell leaves.

In my care, the String of Turtles enjoys medium, indirect light. She lives on our kitchen island about 10ft away from large south and west windows. They are pretty adaptable to light – a north facing window would be great, or pulled away from an east or west window. She is in regular household humidity and temperature, however, try to prevent her from touching the glass in a window during winter.

String of Turtles do much better when under watered as opposed to over watered. I let her soil get to about 50-75% dry before watering, and if in doubt, I wait a few more days. I just push a chopstick halfway into the soil – if it comes out clean, it’s time to water.

Last thing! Your String of Turtles will root herself if you curl a string around the top of the soil. This helps her have a fuller basket. They are also super easy to propagate! If a leaf falls off you can just lie it on top of some soil and it will root, alternatively, you can cut anywhere on the stem and lie it on soil (or pop in water) and it will root and create more plants.

Oh, really last thing! String of Turtles have the CUTEST blooms  They may look like rat’s tails, but I think they’re cute!

Reach out anytime!

Toni @quirkylemon.com