Ficus Elastica "Variegated Rubber Plant" 19cmPot
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Ficus Elastica "Variegated Rubber Plant" 19cmPot
Product Details
Weight: 1.00 kg
🌿 Ficus elastica
Botanical Name: Ficus elastica
Common Names: Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree, Indian Rubber Tree
Plant Type: Evergreen tropical foliage plant (indoor / patio)
📌 Product Description
Ficus elastica, commonly known as the Rubber Plant, is a popular and hardy houseplant prized for its broad, glossy leaves and upright growth habit. Its striking foliage adds a modern, tropical touch to homes, offices, or shaded patios.
This plant is easy to grow, resilient to low light, and ideal for both indoor spaces and frost-free outdoor gardens. Ficus elastica is also known for its air-purifying properties, making it both decorative and functional.
📏 Size When Fully Grown
- Height: approx. 2 – 3 m indoors, up to 20 m outdoors in tropical conditions
- Width: approx. 1 – 2 m indoors, broader outdoors
- Growth Habit: Upright, single-stem or multi-stem; can be trained or pruned
🌱 Best Growing Conditions
- Light: Bright indirect light; tolerates moderate shade
- Avoid direct harsh sunlight which may scorch leaves
- Soil: Well-drained, fertile potting mix
- Water:
- Water moderately during active growth
- Allow topsoil to dry slightly between watering
- Reduce watering in winter
- Feeding: Feed monthly during spring and summer with a balanced liquid fertiliser
- Maintenance:
- Prune to shape or control size
- Wipe leaves occasionally to keep foliage glossy
- Avoid direct harsh sunlight which may scorch leaves
- Water moderately during active growth
- Allow topsoil to dry slightly between watering
- Reduce watering in winter
- Prune to shape or control size
- Wipe leaves occasionally to keep foliage glossy
🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)
- Best Planting / Repotting Time: Spring to early summer (September – November)
- Growing Season: Active growth during spring and summer
- Dormancy: Slower growth during winter indoors or in cooler climates
- Climate Suitability:
- Indoor: year-round
- Outdoor: frost-free or mild frost areas
- Indoor: year-round
- Outdoor: frost-free or mild frost areas
🌼 Additional Benefits
- Attractive, glossy tropical foliage
- Air-purifying qualities
- Long-lived, low-maintenance plant
- Can be grown in pots or directly in the garden
🌿 Ideal Uses
✔ Indoor feature plant (homes, offices)
✔ Shaded patios and verandas
✔ Large containers
✔ Tropical garden landscaping
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