Colorado Rubberplant
Also known as
Colorado rubberweed, Richardson's bitterweed, pingue, pingue hymenoxys, pingue rubberweed and Colorado bitterweed
Taxonomy
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Hymenoxys
Asteraceae
Asterales
How to care for Colorado Rubberplant
How often to water your Colorado Rubberplant
Colorado Rubberplant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Colorado Rubberplant in your home
Colorado Rubberplant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves š, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Colorado Rubberplant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Colorado Rubberplant after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
Care Summary for Colorado Rubberplant
Colorado Rubberplant
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.