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title: "What is this hard bulb type thing on my variegated string of hearts?…"
description: "What is this hard bulb type thing on my variegated string of hearts? Should this be in the soil?"
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author: "Kelly"
published: "2023-05-18T18:15:52.786Z"
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# What is this hard bulb type thing on my variegated string of hearts?…

_Posted by Kelly on 2023-05-18_

What is this hard bulb type thing on my variegated string of hearts? Should this be in the soil?

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## 2 comments

### Brianna commented on 2023-05-18

It’s a tuber to store water. If you put it on top of the soil it will root and more little baby strings will come out of it.

### Cleo commented on 2023-05-18

It’s a node/tuber. If you put it in the soil it will root, but it doesn’t need to be in the soil, they develop all along the vine so the plant can spread when it’s in the wild. Sometimes they get pretty big like this guy, that’s usually when I want to snip it off and propagate it so I have more strings!

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