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title: "Help! I think I over watered my rubber plant and it’s been looking…"
description: "Help! I think I over watered my rubber plant and it’s been looking very sad and has dropped all its lower leaves. Haven’t watered it since realising and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/65a64f8f9b445f616a28b6de"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Áine"
published: "2024-01-16T09:42:39.186Z"
language: "en"
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# Help! I think I over watered my rubber plant and it’s been looking…

_Posted by Áine on 2024-01-16_

Help! I think I over watered my rubber plant and it’s been looking very sad and has dropped all its lower leaves. Haven’t watered it since realising and changed the soil without going into the root ball as I didn’t want to shock it. Any tips?

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## 3 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2024-01-16

What type of light is it getting? Dropping leaves could be lack of light

#### Áine replied on 2024-01-16

It was in a south facing room but it’s winter so it not great. I have it under a grow light now. It’s gone all bendy and limp

### Áine commented on 2024-01-21

Anybody got any ideas on what I should do? It’s looking so sad :(. I have checked the roots. No root rot so I’m guessing light or changing temps now

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