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title: "Hey! So this rubber plant I got from my dad has been dropping leaves…"
description: "Hey! So this rubber plant I got from my dad has been dropping leaves frequently. But it’s stem and other leaves are strong. Very confused about what it needs.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/649f9ee04e52d2838762ff30"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Tae"
published: "2023-07-01T03:34:56.355Z"
language: "en"
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# Hey! So this rubber plant I got from my dad has been dropping leaves…

_Posted by Tae on 2023-07-01_

Hey! So this rubber plant I got from my dad has been dropping leaves frequently. But it’s stem and other leaves are strong. Very confused about what it needs. Any one got some words of wisdom

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## 6 comments

### Mama’s plants 🪴 commented on 2023-07-01

It looks like really wet soil. Maybe less water. I google everything and find that sometimes plants has me watering more frequently than needed.

#### Tae replied on 2023-07-01

It went over 9 days without water during a heat wave in Chicago so once I got home I watered it thoroughly. But I’ll try to repot it. Thanks so much

### Bogusia commented on 2023-07-01

Definitely too much water and pot seems too big peperomias like to dry out before watering and don’t mind to be root bound , you may consider to repot it to smaller pot good luck 🤞

#### Tae replied on 2023-07-01

Definitely gonna try to repot it. It went a long time without water, which is why you see it really wet. Thanks so much for your insight.

### Daisy commented on 2023-07-01

To much water

### TaraNotTahrah commented on 2023-07-01

Too much water and too big of a pot

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