Baby Rubber Plant Bloom

Here s how to prune propagate the baby rubber plant.

Baby rubber plant bloom.

Actual rubber plant blooms are small greenish and insignificant. This interesting plant is native to many tropical climates often found in cloud forests and rainforests growing as an epiphyte on wood. Peperomia obtusifolia is a species of epiphytic flowering plant native to mexico to northern jungles of south america and the caribbean. They also are unlikely to occur on a rubber plant growing indoors in a container or even one growing outdoors in warm temperate to semi.

There is bound to be at least one that would grow well in your home. Wait for new growth and be careful not to. Waxy elliptic thick dark green leaves to 6 long. All about the peperomia obtusifolia aka the baby rubber plant.

The genus of peperomia includes over 1 000 species presently recorded. Sometimes referred to as baby rubber plant peperomia is a commonly grown low maintenance house plant. Peperomia obtusifolia is a bushy upright plant that is native to southern florida and the caribbean. It s a beautiful indoor plant with lush green leaves or also in burgundy.

The baby rubber plant can also propagate with leaf cuttings although variegated types may lose the variegation. Call the in full bloom store on 03 9696 1688 to confirm availability. The ever popular rubber plant or ficus elasticica. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 25cm 10 inch tall and broad with cupped leathery.

Peperomia obtusifolia makes an excellent easy care houseplant. Peperomias are a huge family of plants many of which make excellent houseplants. As a houseplant it typically grows on thick erect stems to 12 tall. Rubber plant 155 00.

Baby rubber plant pepper face. Shop now we ship nation wide. More details on pruning propagating. But popular houseplant species such as rubber trees and their cousins the weeping figs ficus benjamina rarely bloom or yield fruits.

Established in 2003 we are growers with a wide selection of happy healthy plants. Perennials for sun or shade succulents flowering shrubs ground cover and more. You may want to experiment and try a few leaves and stem tips to see what propagation method works best for you.