Coral Bead Care

During spring and summer, keep the plant moist at all times: never let it dry out, but also never keep it soggy. During the fall and winter, let the plant's soil dry almost completely before watering again.

This plant does not need special pruning: сut off dried flowers and leaves if aesthetically needed.

You should regularly fertilize this plant once a month in a misting fashion. Use a complex mineral fertilizer during the intensive growth and until it flowers. Do not fertilize during the winter period, only if it's needed.

It needs plenty of light, but still, try to protect it from the direct and harsh sunlight. The ideal place will be a western or eastern window sill.

Ideally, use one part potting mix to one part perlite or tree bark.

This plant can be propagated in three ways: from tip cuttings in the spring, seeds, or by gently pulling apart clumps (dividing) and transplanting them into separate pots (the most common and the best achieved).

Coral bead plants like cool temperatures, 55 to 65˚F (13-18˚C), but in general should not be higher than 80ºF (26ºC) during summer, and lower than 40ºF (4ºC) in winter. If the temperature is above 65ºF (18ºC) during flowering, there will be no berries produced during that season.

It should be just a few inches deep because the Coral Bead Plant possesses a shallow root system. There is no need to repot it.

The berries of the Coral Bead Plant are poisonous. So even though they might look delicious, you should not eat them. Also, even though the toxicity is relatively low, be very careful if there are children or pets in the house.