Returned to String of Pearls after a difficult first attempt

My first attempt at String of Pearls failed — mealybug infestations in leaf crevices got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again.

The second attempt, with proper attention to using a gritty well-draining cactus compost mix, has been completely different. It's now thriving in a vertical living wall frame and water-storing fleshy leaves in geometric rosettes is on full display. dormancy and reduced watering in winter this year was a genuine reward for starting again. If you failed first time, the plant isn't the problem — the conditions probably were.