Rubber Plant
Plants and Lifestyle
SKU: PNL37
Ficus elastica
India rubber plant, (Ficus elastica), also called India rubber tree, large tree of the family Moraceae, once an important source of an inferior natural rubber. It was largely replaced as a source of rubber by the unrelated rubber tree.
Care Instruction:
Sunlight:
Flourishes in medium to brilliant indirect light, and might tolerate bright direct light.
Water:
Water each 1-2 weeks, permitting the soil to dry out between waterings. increase frequency with increased light.
Humidity:
Any humidity level will do. everyday room humidity is pleasant.
Temperature:
Sixty five°F-eighty five°F (18°C-30°C). It’s best not to permit it to pass beneath 60°F (15°C).
Size:
This plant can attain an ultimate peak of approximately 30’ (10m) and could have a variety of approximately 10” (3.2m) over the years. but, as a houseplant, can be a lot smaller.