Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia.
What does a rubber tree plant look like.
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.
In its native jungle habitat in india and malaysia the plant can grow up to 100 feet tall.
New leaves have a rosy colored sheath.
Rubber plants have large thick glossy green leaves.
If you re new to plant parenting a rubber tree is the plant for you.
Caring for rubber trees.
The variegated ficus tineke pictured below is a really pretty rubber tree in the ficus family their leaves start out pink with painted green and they turn mostly green and white once they fully open.
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These large trees can grow up to 50 feet 15 m tall.
With its glossy leathery leaves and upright form it s a striking addition to almost any room in your house.
You may find this plant labeled either as a rubber tree or rubber fig.
How it looks and displaying.
Rubber trees will grow well in most homes with just a little care.
The rubber plant is all about having a small tree indoors with broad shiny attractive leaves.
Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10.
A rubber tree plant is also known as a ficus elastica.
The ficus lyrata or fiddleleaf fig is revered in the groovy design world but we know many find it a challenge to grow.
But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
With careful pruning you can shape your rubber tree to be exactly as tall as you want.
Ficus elastica which is what rudy is is considered the most common type of rubber tree.
The rubber aspect of its name comes from the rubber white sap that oozes out of the glossy leaves and woody stems if they re scratched or cut.
When learning how to care for a rubber tree plant there are a few key things to remember but rubber plant care isn t as difficult as one might think.
Its sap is used to produce rubber hence the name.
As a domesticated houseplant rubber plants grow anywhere between six to ten feet tall.
The rubber plant is also known as ficus elastica and rubber tree.
The rubber tree or plant ficus elastica decora is a favorite houseplant.