So, you have a rubber plant, and you want to help it thrive. We can help with that, but first…what on earth is a rubber plant anyway? The popular houseplant known as the rubber plant (i.e., Ficus ...

Rubber plants get yellow leaves from watering problems, excess light, pests, or temperature shifts. Check soil moisture, light levels, and pests to pinpoint the cause. Remove yellow leaves after ...

Occasional leaf drop is normal, but frequent loss can signal stress from different issues. Keep rubber plants in bright, indirect light, water only when soil dries, and protect from drafts or dry air.

Houseplants have a way of elevating a space like no other and if you're going to invest in these natural beauties, then be sure to go for indoor flowering plants that bloom all year round. From the ...

Rubber rabbitbrush has entered the high point of its blooming season, and it is a plant well worth spending some time watching. The recreational pursuit I call “wildflowering” typically involves ...

For more than a decade, Jody Scott tended shrubs in a dry field in southern Arizona. A lifelong farmer of myriad crops, Scott calls this the most boring thing he’s ever grown. And growing it, he said, ...

PULLMAN, Wash.—Plant scientists have identified as many as 2,500 plants that produce at least some amount of natural rubber latex. However, only the rubber from the Heveatree has ever been widely used ...

New Phytologist is a leading world journal, publishing original research papers on all aspects of the plant sciences. It publishes also a prestigious series of invited reviews, Tansley Reviews, named ...