American Rubber Plant Care

If you can give it just the right amount of both you ll have a happy strong and tall rubber tree.

American rubber plant care.

Also if water drains out of the pot to the saucer beneath dump it out. Water your rubber tree when the soil is slightly dry to the touch. Proper light and water for a rubber tree plant. It likes just the right amount of sun and water.

Soil for rubber plants. Keep the temperature of the indoor rubber plant between 65 and 80 degrees f at all times. When learning how to care for a rubber tree plant there are a few key things to remember but rubber plant care isn t as difficult as one might think. Feed your rubber tree with a general purpose fertilizer a few times a year especially during active growth in spring and summer.

Starting with a young rubber tree houseplant will allow it to adapt to being an indoor plant better than starting with a more mature plant. Watering too frequently may cause leaf yellowing. In the winter it gets covered only when the temperature goes below 35 degrees. Rubber plants aren t subject to many pests or diseases.

Rubber trees formally ficus elastica can be enjoyed as either medium sized house plants or grown. Rubber plants will tell you if they need more sunlight or water if they start to drop their lower leaves. Increase frequency with increased light. Remove scales and mealybugs on smaller plants with cotton swabs soaked in soapy water.

Water water once or twice a week allowing soil to dry out between waterings. If you think that your animal is ill or may have ingested a poisonous substance contact your local veterinarian or our 24 hour emergency poison hotline directly at 1 888 426 4435. Humidity don t sweat it. In the hot florida weather i put about 16 oz of water on it each morning and it responds well to that.

An indoor rubber plant can be grown with very little care. A thermometer should be used to ensure the temperature is stable. The key to rubber plant care is balance. Temperature average home temperature of 65 f 75 f.

Most homes should be fine with its natural humidity if the air is not dry. Rubber plants don t like to sit in water so a well draining soil is important. Rubber plant care tips. During the warmer months you can mist the leaves and or place the plant on a pebble tray with water at the bottom.

If you re comfortable the baby rubber plant is comfortable. An easy method to propagate is to take a few centimeters of stem tip cuttings. Prevent infestations with proper plant care. And don t get overly zealous.

You re going to love the low maintenance rubber plant about rubber plants. Average home humidity is fine. Sometimes they get scale mealybug or spider mite infestations often as a result of incorrect lighting and improper watering. Can tolerate dry air.