--- title: "Thought I’d show off a lesser-known plant for anyone looking for a…" description: "Thought I’d show off a lesser-known plant for anyone looking for a more unique addition to their collection. This is Liam, my Silver Dollar Vine, or String of…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/yf9AGdH5euMHSrLy9JZ0pb" community: "Show your plants" author: "Adrian" published: "2025-08-21T22:53:49.884207Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/X189TjXdRhe0jv2zLSBHKg.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Show your plants](https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw.md) # Thought I’d show off a lesser-known plant for anyone looking for a… _Posted by Adrian on 2025-08-21_ Thought I’d show off a lesser-known plant for anyone looking for a more unique addition to their collection. This is Liam, my Silver Dollar Vine, or String of Coins (not to be confused with the dischidia string of nickels, which is similar in appearance). Mine is technically an amalgamation of a bunch of separate little Xerosicyos that were $3 each as terrarium starters at The Rhoads Garden. I’m really happy with how it turned out, and I attached a photo of what it should look like over time when it begins to mature into a trailing plant. If anyone else has one of these plants, please feel free to turn this into a thread to share yours, cause I have yet to see one of these in any posts yet, but would love to see one that’s older than mine 😊 ![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/X189TjXdRhe0jv2zLSBHKg.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/SBx8QywvSTirRb9q2KoLIQ.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/3CKH_IAWTCSrOE1EkX62ZQ.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/Dv2LnJGITrawMRWoJp8UIA.webp?size=large) ## 12 comments ### Snowstorm commented on 2025-08-22 Suuuuper cuuuuute!!! It looks kinda like a eucalyptus tree and a peperomia hope had a baby! 🥹🥹🥹 #### Adrian replied on 2025-08-22 I completely agree! I was actually looking for the string of nickels when I spotted it (dischidia nummularia), but they tend to be much pricier and hard to find where I live, so I was very happy to find something very similar to it. 😊 #### Snowstorm replied on 2025-08-22 They do look remarkably the same!!! I donno if I could tell the difference! Can’t wai to see updates as yours grows up! ### sarita commented on 2025-08-22 such an underrated plant!! beautiful!! ### Alejandra commented on 2026-02-26 How often do you water yours? Mine is looking a bit sad #### Adrian replied on 2026-02-26 I wait about 18 days in the winter then gradually move it up to 15 days in the spring and summer in terms of watering. Mine’s been very low-maintenance since I removed the soil it was originally in and replaced it with Espoma’s Cactus and Succulent mix, so it seems to enjoy being treated like a succulent. ### Qbert commented on 2026-03-09 Your plant looks great Adrian! I’m watering mine every 21 days, but it could change to less often with the spring rain. ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vFUAu80GUwmZ8suWT5OVm5IoV9iAVpb85cJJh2skyAA/GPtyrTkBT7Gu_U-H4H6sJw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vFUAu80GUwmZ8suWT5OVm5IoV9iAVpb85cJJh2skyAA/ScHQ1IFMR92WuO6Ry3AlGA.webp?size=large) #### Adrian replied on 2026-03-09 Thank you ☺️ And wow! I’ve never seen their flowers before. Thank you for sharing your photos of them 🌼 #### Qbert replied on 2026-03-09 Thanks, the flowers are new to me too! They’re tiny. I read that you can train it to grow more like a vine if you give it a support to start hanging on to #### Lisa Anglim replied on 2026-04-27 That’s what I’m going to do with mine. ### Lisa Anglim commented on 2026-04-27 I’ve got one that I had to cut off the ends of all of its branches. It was more of a cut back rather than a cut off. It was tangled in a cord of my antenna cord, and another cord plus another plant. Anytime I moved anything, it tipped over and at one time it was dangling in mid air. It’s started growing. And I need to get the trellis for it that I bought. It can twirl around that all it wants. Continue to monitor. ### Qbert commented on 2026-04-27 I bet it will look cool growing as a vine --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_