Watch for droopy leaves which indicate a need for more water.
Rubber plant new leaf drooping.
Over fertilizing and pests can be caused by rubber plant leaf dropping.
My rubber tree plant leaves are turning brown droopy.
In its native jungle habitat in india and malaysia the plant can grow up to 100 feet tall.
Rubber plants water needs vary according to season.
On one of them a couple leaves turned yellow and dropped off and now all the leaves are drooping downward but haven t fallen off.
To do that i hold my plant up by the plastic pot and wiggle it to help drain excess water out through the drainage holes.
There are a couple different methods for creating new rubber tree plant cuttings.
This is especially true when it comes to fluctuations in temperature or air flow.
Rubber tree plant care sun.
Rubber tree plants ficus elastica also known as india rubber figs or india rubber trees grow outdoors in u s.
Rubber trees are finicky when it comes to change so be sure to pick a spot to place it and don t move it.
My gma gave me 2 rubber plants last summer and both were doing fine til a few months ago.
Causes of rubber tree plant leaves falling off.
Rubber trees do not require much light but flourish in bright indirect light.
During the dormant season your plant may only need water once or twice a month.
Generally aphids spider mite webbing scale bugs or waxy white mealybugs are common pests of rubber plants.
Light change a common reason for a rubber plant losing leaves is a change in the light.
The simplest is to take a small branch from a healthy tree and put it in good potting soil or water and.
The over temperature and extreme cold could be the reason for rubber plant leaves curling and drooping.
In order to promote new leaves on a current rubber tree houseplant cut a slit in the node where a leaf fell off.
If your plant s not producing new leaves don t feed at all.
Planting potting your rubber plant.
Many times this will happen when you bring your rubber tree plant in from outdoors and this change can cause a total drop of the rubber.
Rubber plant is a hardy species that tolerates dry soil quite well so prefer staying on the under watering side.
With its glossy leathery leaves and upright form it s a striking addition to almost any room in your house.
The rubber plant will be quite happy to grow in a broad range of temperatures between 10 c 50 f to 29 c 85 f.
This will allow a new leaf to grow quicker.
These pests could be the cause of leave dropping and falling.
In the growing season summer the plant should be kept moist.
As with usual feeding rules don t fertilise in winter or recently repotted and new plants for a good 3 to 6 months.
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But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
I then leave the plant outside the decorative pot for a couple of hours before i put it back.
If you go hotter the leaves will lose some of their turgid appearance.
The other plant sits only a couple feet away from it and is doing just fine.
