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Q.What Is Wrong With My Banana String Succulent?

Anonymous added on June 6, 2025 | Answered

It has gone pale green and it’s looking scraggly and the soil looks shrunked up.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on June 6, 2025

It may need water. These plants are tricky in finding just the right amount of water, but they do take more than other succulents that prefer minimal water. Improper lighting can cause pale, scraggly stems. String of bananas needs bright light indoors. These articles should help with its care:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/string-of-pearls/caring-for-string-of-bananas-plant.htm

https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/growing-succulents-indoors

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