Variegated Rubber Leaf Plant

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Variegated rubber leaf plant. Propagate a rubber tree plant with cuttings. From the moraceae plant family the rubber tree gets its name from its thick shiny. Perfect for bringing color and life to entry areas empty corners and mixed plant groupings. A gorgeous variegated version of the burgundy rubber tree the strawberry colored leaves of the pink rubber tree make this plant a unique addition to any indoor space.

Instead use them to propagate a rubber tree plant. Rubber tree plants can grow very tall and this means an indoor rubber tree occasionally needs to be pruned. Variegated rubber houseplant problems. Medium to bright indirect light.

Pink painted leaves with white and green these babies are beautiful. In the 1900s the milky sap from this plant was used to make rubber helping it earn its common name. But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall. Rubber plants are a popular houseplant choice due to their ease of care attractive foliage and tree like presence.

The variegated rubber plant known as ficus elastica tineke is possibly one of the prettiest plants of this year. Make sure water can drain from the plant and water your variegated rubber tree until water runs out of the bottom. A sister to ficus elastica ficus tineke is basically an impressionist rubber tree. A close relative of the fiddle leaf fig tree rubber plant ficus elastica can have deep green burgundy or even white striped leaves.

They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care. Variegated rubber plant has red midribs and bright creamy yellow margins on each leaf. But like so many variegated plants the pink rubber tree can be slightly more sensitive and requires the right balance of light and humidity to thrive. 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.

Variegated rubber trees typically need water every 5 7 days in summer and every 10 14 in winter or when leaves look wilted. Perfect for all kinds of containers. After pruning don t throw out those cuttings. Avoid getting leaves wet and do not let a variegated rubber tree sit in water.

Up to six to 10 feet indoors. The rubber tree or ficus elastica variegata is native to south asia and southeast asia. The variegated cultivars have dark green leaves with splotches of other colors such. 15 50 winner of the most stunning variegation awarded by us variegated rubber tree.