Rubber Plant yellow leaves

An occasional oldest lower leaf can age normally. Repeated yellowing may follow a wet spell, drought, a cold night, or a change in light that happened before the leaf changed.

Check roots and placement

Water a dry root ball evenly and drain. If wet, empty runoff and allow the upper mix to dry before watering again. Give bright indirect light away from cold glass.

If yellowing continues with leaf drop or wilt over wet soil, inspect roots. Check for scale on stems when foliage is sticky. See the rubber plant leaf-drop guide for those branches.