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.
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.
In its native environment it s normal for a rubber plant to grow to over 100 tall.
The ficus lyrata or fiddleleaf fig is revered in the groovy design world but we know many find it a challenge to grow.
If you go hotter the leaves will lose some of their turgid appearance.
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.
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.
How it looks and displaying.
They need very little feeding.
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.
The rubber plant is also known as ficus elastica and rubber tree.
Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia.
They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care.
The ficus benjamina or weeping fig drops leaves like it s fall every day.
Its thick glossy leathery green leaves and fast tall growth mean that rubber plants add to the aesthetics of any room.
The rubber plant is all about having a small tree indoors with broad shiny attractive leaves.
Having large light green leaves with a slender waxy and dark foliage it creates quite a bold statement and pairs well with the surroundings.
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.
Don t worry though as a houseplant rubber plants usually get to around 8 10.
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.
Over fertilization rubber tree plants are frequently killed with kindness from their owners.
Fiddle leaf fig is a great indoor plant for rooms and offices alike.
I ve found that both of these plants do best in higher light conditions and are.
If your plant s not producing new leaves don t feed at all.
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.
Rubber tree plants only need to be fertilized once in awhile.
