Variegated Baby Rubber Plant Care

Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground not requiring facer plants in front.

Variegated baby rubber plant care. The baby rubber plant is fairly easy to water. Not suited for intense direct sun. Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom. Water your rubber tree when the soil is slightly dry to the touch.

Increase frequency with increased light. Water water once or twice a week allowing soil to dry out between waterings. This ficus is not the fastest growing but the leaves have a one of a kind white creamy and green pattern. The variegated rubber plant is pretty easy to care for compared with some of my other plants as long as it has the right amount of light and you don t overdo the watering routine.

Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water. In my experience it gets. How to propagate variegated baby rubber plant peperomia obtusifolia is ideally propagated by stem cuttings. It would also be well suited to use in a.

Once dry water thoroughly. How to grow the easy care baby rubber plant uses. Also if water drains out of the pot to the saucer beneath dump it out. Temperature average home temperature of 65 f 75 f.

This is used as a tabletop plant in dish gardens in terrariums. Can tolerate dry air. Too much shade can cause the leaves to lose their lovely cream marbling. I ve seen this sold as a plant which gets 12 x 12 usually in 4 or 6 grow pots.

Before watering your variegated rubber tree check that the top 1 2 inches of soil is dry. Humidity don t sweat it. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted.

Peperomia obtusifolia variegata care is pretty much identical to that of a normal green baby rubber plant but you do really need to keep an eye on the lighting. Variegated baby rubber plant will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity with a spread of 12 inches. Eliminate a petiole a tip of the stem for approximately 1 3 inches long and apply a rooting hormone on it. Average home humidity is fine.

Plant the tip cutting in a small pot with moist well drained potting mix. South east or west facing windows are best suited but again dependent on the leaf color. Watering too frequently may cause leaf yellowing.