With its dark glossy leaves, the rubber plant is a crowd favourite of both designers and home gardeners alike. An excellent choice for an air purifying as well as an ornamental plant, it thrives in the Indian climate and can live for almost a decade with proper care, which is very little in the first place. Get it home and watch it grow with you.
Rubber Plant
- Light
A rubber tree houseplant needs bright light but prefers indirect light that isn’t too hot. Some people recommend putting it near a window that has sheer curtains. This allows plenty of light, but hopefully not too much heat.
- Water
The rubber tree plant also needs the right balance of water. During the growing season, it needs to be kept moist and watered at least once a week. It is also a good idea to wipe off the leaves of your rubber tree houseplant with a damp cloth or spritz them with water. If you water the rubber tree plant too much, it will signal you by the leaves turning yellow and brown and falling off. In order to promote new leaves on a rubber tree houseplant, cut a slit in the node where a leaf fell off. This will allow a new leaf to grow quicker.