Burgundy Rubber Plant Care

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.

Burgundy rubber plant care.

The burgundy rubber is great for beginners. Ficus elastica burgundy variegata ruby lined up in rows ready to be shipped out. Burgundy ficus trees are popular house plants. The rubber plant tree can grow up to 10 feet in height with 8 inch long leaves.

Rubber trees do not require much light but flourish in bright indirect light. Burgundy rubber tree care the burgundy rubber tree is a spectacular indoor plant with thick glossy leaves that range from a rich burgundy red to almost black. Rubber plant care and growing tips. Rubber plants like bright light and a lot of it but not direct sunlight.

The worst a. This species is quite an easy plant to care for and can grow well on low light. Rubber tree plant care sun. Burgundy rubber plant enjoys low to bright indirect light.

Hirt s gardens burgundy rubber tree plant in 6 in. The burgundy rubber is mildly toxic to humans and pets. Mine was growing in a 10 pot and i repotted it into a 15 pot last year more on that below. They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care.

You can tell if your rubber plant needs more light if it becomes leggy its leaves lose their. 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. 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. Quick burgundy rubber stats.

Many people put their rubber trees near a window where the light is filtered through a pair of sheer curtains. The rubber plant ficus elastica is a popular ornamental plant from the ficus genus. Native to the rainforests of india and south america it can quickly adapt to common indoor temperatures. Your burgundy rubber will grow best with consistent bright filtered light which produces the dark burgundy color of.

Burgundy rubber plant care. F elastica robusta has larger leaves than decora f elastica black prince or burgundy has near black reddish leaves and a selection of variegated types. Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia. If the plant gets less light while leaves are growing the leaves will actually be larger.

Rubber plants are usually sold as floor plants. The leaves feel thicker than other house plant leaves and look shiny. In the greenhouse taking pictures for our houseplant care book. But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.