Variegated Baby Rubber Plant Care

Plant the tip cutting in a small pot with moist well drained potting mix.

Variegated baby rubber plant care.

Watering too frequently may cause leaf yellowing. This is used as a tabletop plant in dish gardens in terrariums. Not suited for intense direct sun. Increase frequency with increased light.

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. This ficus is not the fastest growing but the leaves have a one of a kind white creamy and green pattern. Can tolerate dry air. Average home humidity is fine.

In my experience it gets. I ve seen this sold as a plant which gets 12 x 12 usually in 4 or 6 grow pots. Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom. Once dry water thoroughly.

Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground not requiring facer plants in front. Eliminate a petiole a tip of the stem for approximately 1 3 inches long and apply a rooting hormone on it. Temperature average home temperature of 65 f 75 f. Too much shade can cause the leaves to lose their lovely cream marbling.

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. Variegated baby rubber plant will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity with a spread of 12 inches. How to propagate variegated baby rubber plant peperomia obtusifolia is ideally propagated by stem cuttings.

Before watering your variegated rubber tree check that the top 1 2 inches of soil is dry. Humidity don t sweat it. Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water. The baby rubber plant is fairly easy to water.

Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted. 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. Water water once or twice a week allowing soil to dry out between waterings.

Also if water drains out of the pot to the saucer beneath dump it out. 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. If you re comfortable the baby rubber plant is comfortable.