I received this plant as a gift for valentine's day from my hubby,no info card came with it.Tried researching on my own on the web but no luck so i'm hoping someone can shed light for me.Thank you
yes, that's a variegated rubber tree. and it's lovely!! i've got the regular and the 'red' type...wow! i'll have to add a variegated one!! it will need bright light (not direct sun) to keep it's coloring looking nice. water thoroughly and then let it dry out a couple inches down before watering again. a well-draining soil like a mix of regular stuff and cactus stuff would work well. it should have drainage holes in the container as well so excess water can drip out.
Thank you so much for the help in identifying this plant. Is this plant difficult to keep nice should I give it liquid fertilizer.
it's very easy to care for!! you can even put it outside during the warmest months - it'll get a bit of a good growth spurt if you do. when temps are consistantly at or above 50F you can put it outside. just do so gradually at first - a few hours the first day, a little longer the next, etc. and then in reverse when it's getting colder out. keep it in a brightly lit shaded spot outside and you'll need to water it more often probably too. as for fertilizing - once monthly during 'dormant' time and then every two weeks during growing season.
Very nice looking plant. Ficus elastica 'Variegata' (rubber tree) I had this for a few months until my sister came to town, then it was given to her as a gift. Nice easy plant. Keep an eye out for spidermites (not that you'll see any)
