Variegated Rubber Plant Care
Now let s go over all the care tips you need to know to have a thriving variegated rubber tree.
Variegated rubber plant care. Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water. When this plant is about 1 2ft tall it s well suited sitting as a centrepiece on a table on a. It s been slightly pushed aside and i think now s the. Yellowing leaves near the bottom of the plant indicate too frequent watering while brown leaves and soil.
They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care. If you re tired of coddling the notoriously fickle fiddle leaf fig or weary of picking up dropped leaves from your weeping fig every day try a rubber plant. Rubber tree plant care sun. Rubber plants are a popular houseplant choice due to their ease of care attractive foliage and tree like presence.
The rubber plant ficus elastica is a popular ornamental plant from the ficus genus. The variegated versions of the rubber tree come in shades of green yellow white cream pink and red. This ficus is not the fastest growing but the leaves have a one of a kind white creamy and green pattern. If the plant gets less light while leaves are growing the leaves will actually be larger.
Many people put their rubber trees near a window where the light is filtered through a pair of sheer curtains. Rubber trees do not require much light but flourish in bright indirect light. These rubber plant care and growing tips will keep yours looking great. How it looks and displaying.
But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall. After spending quite a few years in the interiorscaping biz i found the rubber plant to be the easiest of the ficus trifecta which includes the fiddleaf fig and ficus benjamina to maintain and keep alive. Variegated rubber tree leaves are a good indicator of plant health. Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom.
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. Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted. The rubber plant is all about having a small tree indoors with broad shiny attractive leaves. And a selection of variegated types.
Perfect for all kinds of containers. Variegated rubber plant has red midribs and bright creamy yellow margins on each leaf.