#tineke rubber tree

[coralbells11]

[fatal-rewrites-warriors]

You're not alone, two of my cats are absolute fiends about plants, but there's plenty that they won't show interest in!

Particularly, plants with thicker, waxier leaves they will leave alone (they might give it a nibble, but it won't hurt them or the plant). I'd recommend umbrella trees (schefflera arboriflora), rubber plants (ficus tineke), or any kinds of hoya plants (though they might chew off the vines, but hoyas like to hang or climb anyways)

You can also try growing cat grass for them to graze on, though I find it takes a bit of upkeep when they're chewing on it all the time

SOMEONE ELSE GROWING SUCCULENTS IN THEIR ROOM...I AM HOLDING YOUR HAND

[whoreticulturals]

My order from Josh's Frogs got here!!!

The plants are perfect, couldnt have asked for anything better! They were even delivered late (my mistake, not theirs. But they fixed it for me very quickly) and they're in perfect condition! Not a single wonky leaf to be seen.

I got a black velvet alocasia, and its got a new leaf coming in too! It was $9.99 usd

I got a mayan mask alocasia, all the leaves are perfect too! It was $6.99 usd

And I got a tineke rubber tree! It's so full, I was not expecting it to have so many leaves! And it has a new one coming in! It was $4.99 usd

[hungerpunch]

rainy outside, cozy inside

[for-my-plants]

The local nursery had a custom appreciation day today so everything was at least 20% off and I found this beautiful tineke rubber tree and they're holding it for me! (Too big for the car I was in) I absolutely love rubber trees (especially tineke) so I'm so excited to have nabbed their last one! And such a good price for the size (i think 😂)

[kierancampire]

She give the big succ (this was filmed for 22 minutes)

[clover-seeds]

the “i survived working spring at a garden store” celebratory plant haul :)

[bibliotheca-botanica]

Hardware stores have started receiving their shipments of houseplants in preparation for spring, so as soon as my local Facebook plant group started talking, I had to go out and yoink one of the Ficus Elastica “Tineke” (Rubber tree)s.

Between the Tineke and the Ruby, I would say the Tineke is my favourite variegated variety of rubber tree; however, I do really enjoy the dark foliage of the regular Elastica.

[smidgey]

Hello from my rubber trees!!

[savannahs-succulent-garden]

Baby Tineke 🌱

[period-priestess]

tineke rubber tree.

[talkingtomy-plants-former]

Variegated rubber tree “tineke”. It almost looks like a Neapolitan ice cream 😂

[whoreticulturals]

[onepiexe]

what kind of plant should I get if im living in a dorm room with not much natural light and not much owner attention to give?

:0 well there's a few options. if you have absolutely no window but lamps / an overhead that stays on for a decent chunk of the day, any bamboo, sanseveria or aglaonema variation, several dracean variations, the zz plant, the spider plant, the peace lily, or the cast iron plant. several of these plants you could grow in a cup of water, but if not, planted in soil and then watered thoroughly when the soil is dry is fine too (usually every 2 weeks? depends on the airflow and temp in your dorm- if its warmer/draftier you may need to water once per week).

if by "not much natural light" you mean it recieves some light but only for a certain time of day, or something else, but you DO get some sunlight, then i'd recommend a christmas cactus, jade plant, kalanchoe or aloe vera (this is only if you get sunlight and put them on the window). they're desert succulents/cacti and can dry out well in between each watering. some may not need water for a month at a time.

for some indirect sunlight (meaning they're not hit directly by the sun but are recieving the light) i'd recommend any pothos and diffenbachias, and most philodendrons, excluding maybe the more rare and expensive ones. pothosnjoy, philodendron brasil, scindapsus exotica and diffenbachia tiki are specific examples.

umm my personal fav plants (they're not for everyone) that could also work are any variation of the ficus elastic, or ficus rubber tree (theres burgundy, ruby, tineke, etc), SYNGONIUMS (the white butterfly/strawberry cream/marie can be found for cheap), the nerve plant (fittonia), blue star fern or most pepperomia variations (watermelon is nice).

whatever you end up getting, unless they already come in good soil, they'll probably need to be repotted. i'd just recommend getting a plastic pot and then putting that into thr nicer pot, so you can keep an eye on the root system etc. any cacti or succulents will need their own mix, most other houseplants are fine in an indoor/tropical houseplant mix.

then yeah, put it into its spot, water it thoroughly whenever the water is dry, and if its a plant that flowers you can give it food. otherwise, just don't put it in the direct line with a fan or vent. should be fine!

this became a lot, but i hope it helps!

[meliorist-midoriya]

i get what u mean with ur plants too!! if i can actually organize myself 4 it i've been dying 2 take care of plants again, i want to try w an aloe vera first. what plants do u have :0c? - 🍈

aaaa i can't wait until you do! aloe vera is a nice plant to take care of hehe.

whew this is going to be,,, quite the exhaustive list. going from favorite to least favorite under the cut (although i love all my plants):

01. calathea warscewiczii (velvet calathea) - i've only had her for two days but if anything happened to her i would kill everyone in this room and then myself. half jokes aside, the leaves of this plants are sooo velvety, i can't get enough. my absolute favorite, i pick favorites and she is one of them

02. scindapsus pictus argyraeus (satin pothos) aka Argent - my BABY. beautiful (especially with that silver speckled pattern hhh), grows quickly even during the wintertime, easy to take care of. she has it all 🥰 even spider mites (i think)

03. monstera adansonii (swiss cheese vine) aka Hoothoot v2- she lookin a little scraggly right now but i love her (@animatedarchives iykyk)

04. ficus tineke (variegated rubber tree) aka Rococo - the thing is lowkey giving me stress but the variegation on her leaves is beautiful so she gets a pass 🥰

05. peperomia 'bamboo stalks' - the cutest 🥺 thing 🥺 it looks like lil mini bamboo, i can't wait until the baby grows more hehe

06. senecio rowleyanus (string of pearls) - again, another really cute plant that i can't wait to see grow, especially from a hanging basket 😌 just looks like bubbles in a pot and i can't get enough

07. calathea 'white fusion' aka Zephyr - kind of a brat but the pretty leaves make it worth it. i am trying so hard, SO HARD, to keep this mf alive. hopefully the higher humidity in the greenhouse cabinet will help, especially once i have the fans and humidifier going in there.

08. tradescantia nanouk - i've been wanting one of the other species (tradescantia fluminensis) for a while and while this may not be the one i initially wanted, she still cute 🥰

09. oxalis triangularis - this one looks like butterflies tbh. enough said, 11/10 (fun fact, the wood sorrel is also bokuto's birth flower 🥰)

10. peperomia 'silver ripple' - okay lowkey i'm still not sure how to take care of her but i heard they were kinda bratty so- wish me luck (hella pretty tho)

11. dischidia ruscifolia variegata (variegated million hearts) - it's,,, so teeny n cute, and when fully grown it looks super lush so i'm excited for my little baby cuttings to grow hehe

12. calathea 'medallion' - cute and i rescued her from costco for the low price of $15. cute but probably has spider mites so i'm lowkey too scared to touch it-

13. philodendron brasil - the variegation is fun to look at, easy to take care of and also fast growing. kinda basic but i love her for it 😌

14. marble queen pothos aka Medusa - stunning variegation, thankfully not a brat

15. njoy pothos aka Baby Ace (@ soph 👀) - the thing looks PAINTED. so so pretty but i've been lowkey neglecting it bc the soil got mold from being so damp and i got grossed out- still need to repot her into a better draining pot

16. golden pothos aka Khrysos - basic houseplant, hella hard to kill, and the variegation is cute. can't wait for it to start vining and look super lush

18. african violet aka Chloris - lowkey i impulse bought this because of it's variegation but have no idea how to take care of it- she's doing pretty okay tho!!

19. variegated creeping fig - kinda neutral about this one since she's been giving me nothing so far in the time i've had her. all in due patience though, esp since it's winter + probably does better in higher humidity

20. hypoestes phyllostachia 'white splash' (white polka dot plant) aka Khione - look if i could give up on this bitch i would. girl has been doing nothing but losing her variegation and dropping leaves. trying to save her though bc i would feel bad tossing her out so fingers crossed ;;

21. hedera helix 'harlequin' (ivy) aka Thalia - she was my favorite until she got absolutely infested with spider mites and spread it to a few of my other plants. this is why i'm traumatized by the little fuckers. my mom threw a fit bc i quarantined her to the bathroom and thought i was neglecting it, so it's been moved to the outdoor garden. have fun with the spider mites, ma 😐