The baby rubber plant has a fairly fast growth rate growing up to 10 inches tall and wide.
Variegated baby rubber plant care.
Want an easy care indoor tree with large glossy leaves.
The baby rubber plant with its thick glossy green leaves is just what you ve been looking for.
It s been slightly pushed aside and i think now s the.
Keep in mind that there s a bunch of different cultivars of this plant out there some more common than others.
Multiple shades of dark green olive green and a lovely creamy white.
Variegated rubber houseplant problems.
I would allow leaves or stem tip cuttings a day to dry out until planted.
Peperomia obtusifolia has cup like dark green leaves.
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.
The plant species has a trailing stem which is why it is commonly referred to as a hanging plant.
But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
These rubber plant care and growing tips will keep yours looking great.
Peperomia obtusifolia variegata care size and growth.
Peperomia variegata is an attractive variegated version of the baby rubber plant with all of the same cherished characteristics plus an added advantage.
Also known as the baby rubber plant it is actually unrelated to the hevea bransiliensis the primary resource of natural rubber.
You may want to experiment and try a few leaves and stem tips to see what propagation method works best for you.
Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water.
You can also buy your peperomia obtusifolia online here.
I ve already done a post and video on peperomia care all of them that i ve grown have been easy but wanted to do one dedicated solely to this succulent like beauty.
Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted.
Since baby rubber plant care is so easy they can be found in just about any greenhouse or even some grocery stores.
The variegated cultivars have dark green leaves with splotches of other colors such.
The peperomia obtusifolia is a succulent like variety of peperomia originally found in the rainforests of south america.
Few indoor plants are as easy to grow as rubber trees ficus elastica.
Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom.
This is all about how to grow and care for a peperomia obtusifolia.
Learn how to care for the peperomia green or baby rubber plant.
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.
