As with usual feeding rules don t fertilise in winter or recently repotted and new plants for a good 3 to 6 months.
Rubber leaf plant tall.
If you go hotter the leaves will lose some of their turgid appearance.
Ficus elastica more commonly known as a rubber plant rubber tree or rubber tree plant is a popular houseplant because of its waxy leaves and larger than life appearance.
I ve found that both of these plants do best in higher light conditions and are.
The rubber plant will be quite happy to grow in a broad range of temperatures between 10 c 50 f to 29 c 85 f.
Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10.
With careful pruning you can shape your rubber tree to be exactly as tall as you want.
If you re tired of coddling the notoriously fickle fiddle leaf fig or weary of picking up dropped leaves from your weeping fig every day try a rubber plant.
As a domesticated houseplant rubber plants grow anywhere between six to ten feet tall you can grow outdoor rubber plants if you live in zone.
Fiddle leaf fig is a great indoor plant for rooms and offices alike.
Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia.
The rubber tree plant botanical name is ficus elastica is a hardy houseplant that is very easy to care for the plant also has names such as indian rubber tree rubber fig and indian rubber bush.
One way this happens is that a rubber tree owner will fertilize the plant too often and this causes a rubber plant to lose leaves.
How it looks and displaying.
The rubber plant is also known as ficus elastica and rubber tree.
The ficus benjamina or weeping fig drops leaves like it s fall every day.
When this plant is about 1 2ft tall it s well suited sitting as a centrepiece on a table on a shelf or on a windowsill but once it begins to grow above 3ft it looks great standing next to a fireplace television area.
If your plant s not producing new leaves don t feed at all.
The rubber plant is all about having a small tree indoors with broad shiny attractive leaves.
Over fertilization rubber tree plants are frequently killed with kindness from their owners.
Burgundy rubber plant ficus elastica burgundy a man made cultivar develops large leaves 8 to 12 inches long and 4 inches wide with a burgundy tint and a red midrib.
They need very little feeding.
Having large light green leaves with a slender waxy and dark foliage it creates quite a bold statement and pairs well with the surroundings.
The ficus lyrata or fiddleleaf fig is revered in the groovy design world but we know many find it a challenge to grow.
Its thick glossy leathery green leaves and fast tall growth mean that rubber plants add to the aesthetics of any room.
They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care.
