Variegated Baby Rubber Plant Care

Watering too frequently may cause leaf yellowing.

Variegated baby rubber plant care.

This ficus is not the fastest growing but the leaves have a one of a kind white creamy and green pattern. Temperature average home temperature of 65 f 75 f. Water water once or twice a week allowing soil to dry out between waterings. In my experience it gets.

If the leaves are dark green in color it s best not to provide direct sun as it will harm them but the variegated types may lose variegation if enough light is not provided. Average home humidity is fine. Once dry water thoroughly. 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.

How to propagate variegated baby rubber plant peperomia obtusifolia is ideally propagated by stem cuttings. Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water. Humidity don t sweat it. How to grow the easy care baby rubber plant uses.

When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. 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. If you re comfortable the baby rubber plant is comfortable. Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted.

Too much shade can cause the leaves to lose their lovely cream marbling. Eliminate a petiole a tip of the stem for approximately 1 3 inches long and apply a rooting hormone on it. Before watering your variegated rubber tree check that the top 1 2 inches of soil is dry. I ve seen this sold as a plant which gets 12 x 12 usually in 4 or 6 grow pots.

Plant the tip cutting in a small pot with moist well drained potting mix. Variegated baby rubber plant will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity with a spread of 12 inches. It would also be well suited to use in a. South east or west facing windows are best suited but again dependent on the leaf color.

Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom. Can tolerate dry air. Increase frequency with increased light. Also if water drains out of the pot to the saucer beneath dump it out.

This is used as a tabletop plant in dish gardens in terrariums. Not suited for intense direct sun. The baby rubber plant is fairly easy to water.