As we know, a string pearls requires water. This is probably more than your average succulent. Once the soil has dried, I do this after it has remained dry for more than one day. It thrives in low-light conditions and needs to be well-drained. You can also use it topically for sensitive skin conditions to reduce redness and irritation. Keep the leaf's stalk in rooting hormone to help speed up the rooting process. To speed up the process you may dip the stem-cutting in rootinghormones. Pruning by your own hand can be dangerous because you could injure a stem.