Novelty Plant 'Bubble Tea 1' (Curio rowleyanus x 'Angel Tears')

Family: Asteraceae (includes daisies, sunflowers, yacón)
Genus: Curio (syn. Senecio) (includes String of Dolphins, String of Bananas, Blue Chalksticks)

Botanical/Binomial Name: Curio rowleyanus x ‘Angel Tears’
Common Names: Angel Tears

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Evergreen | Frost tender
Propagation: Cuttings

Item Description:
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This is the exact item as in the photos. The height to the kettle’s rim is 220 mm and to the top of the open lid is about 350 mm.

The strands of ‘Angel Tears’ are well-rooted and well-established.

Plant Description:
Curio rowleyanus x ‘Angel Tears’ is a hybrid of Curio rowleyanus ‘String of Pearls’. I find this hybrid more hardy and faster-growing than ‘String of Pearls’, which is why I chose it for this repurposed kettle!

‘Angel Tears’ is slow-growing in winter, but will really put on growth as the weather warms, and will continue to cover the kettle in beautiful dense cascades of ‘Angel Tears’.

This plant will benefit from half-strength liquid fertiliser given once or twice a month during the growing summer season. Reduce this to every six to eight weeks during its dormant winter phase.

Please note that no drainage holes were drilled into the bottom of the kettle, meaning moisture is retained and should wick upwards as the top dries out. This plant doesn’t need much watering anyway as it is a succulent, but give it a light drink if the top centimetre feels dry or the ‘Tears’ start to flatten. I suggest watering it on a sink or outside though, in case water rolls off the top.

This plant does not like direct hot afternoon sun, but can otherwise handle a range of light conditions and does well as a houseplant — add a touch of fun to your kitchen where it will fit right in!

It’s worth mentioning that I keep this very specimen and the Donkey Tail in all weathers outdoors — and both are thriving, despite all this recent rain and lack of drainage!