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title: "Any ideas what these things are growing out of the top of my rubber…"
description: "Any ideas what these things are growing out of the top of my rubber plant? Just sprouted over the past few weeks, now my plant is leaning heavily. Do I leave…"
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# Any ideas what these things are growing out of the top of my rubber…

_Geplaatst door Jade’s Jungle op 2025-08-19_

Any ideas what these things are growing out of the top of my rubber plant? Just sprouted over the past few weeks, now my plant is leaning heavily. Do I leave them be or remove? Thank you!

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## 9 reacties

### LittleMorningLatte reageerde op 2025-08-19

I think you leave them, they could be new growth.

### harper reageerde op 2025-08-19

your baby rubber plant is flowering! idk the specifics for this plant, but in general you should leave the inflorescence alone until it falls off on its own- if you remove it, the plant will keep spending energy on producing more flowers instead of leaves. (rubber plant owners, please correct me if i'm wrong!) hope this helps!

#### harper antwoordde op 2025-08-19

rubber plants belong to the peperomia family rather than the ficus family (rubber trees) so they have the typical inflorescence of a peperomia.

#### Jade’s Jungle antwoordde op 2025-08-19

Ohhh good to know, thank you!

#### Eden’s Garden antwoordde op 2025-08-19

True but after the flowers do eventually fall off I cut mine back on the main stem a few inches back to encourage new growth and thicker stronger stems

### Jade’s Jungle reageerde op 2025-08-19

That is helpful thank you both 🙂

#### LittleMorningLatte antwoordde op 2025-08-19

Yw :D

### Phil reageerde op 2025-08-20

If you do trim your plant back, as Eden’s Garden suggested, the cuttings can be placed in water for new plants. They root very quickly.

### Jade’s Jungle reageerde op 2025-08-20

Great, thanks for all your help!

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