This rubber tree has been doing spectacularly this summer since it has been hot, humid, and rainy. My mom bought this rubber tree for my dad in winter of 1993 at a Dominick's grocery store and walked it home in the snow. It's one of the oldest houseplants my parents have. My dad is very houseplant green thumbed and has over 30 houseplants (including 6 orchids) and basically all of them are absolutely stunning. Many of their houseplants have been with them for 20+ years.
He says he waters this plant frequently, gives it some kind of fertilizer (the same one he gives his orchids apparently) and leaves it outside on the patio in partial shade all summer long. It pretty much always gets extra gigantic in the summer outside and he prunes it back in the fall to fit it back through the house door. Happy to interrogate dad on houseplant care for anyone interested.
by sonicenvy
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It’s so beautiful!
https://preview.redd.it/9f6zjqbml1ff1.jpeg?width=1728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2741aba5a4c2928b1389b331a55a51c4c8bb63cd
His tree is so beautiful! I do the same with my fiddle leaf fig. It didn’t have any leaves when I got it last year and is getting huge now.
Looks like it enjoys its summer!
Beautiful! How does your dad prep them to bring them back inside? I always worry about bringing bugs or the drastic change in lighting.
Wait….it’s safe to put them outside in the summer?
Fantastic! On a different topic, how do they keep them hostas in such an intact state? Mines are always got eaten by the slugs 😭
This is amazing! I hope to be that good with houseplants one day