About the Product

With its dark, glossy leaves, the Rubber Plant - also known as the Ficus elastica - is an absolute crowd-favourite for both designers and gardeners. An excellent air purifier and a brilliant ornamental plant, the Rubber plant thrives in the Indian climate and can live for almost a decade with proper care. Additionally, its care requirements are super simple and can suit you and your home well even as a busy or new gardener. Simply water it once a week and watch it thrive!

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What’s in the Box

Rubber Plant with Pot - Medium: 32 - 38 cm
Pot Size: 5 inch diameter
Soil Media:Coco Peat+Coco Chips+Soil
Recyclable box

●Buy Rubber Plant Online: Bring the Stunning, Dark-Leaf Rubber Plant Indoors

The Rubber Plant, also known as the Ficus elastica, is a stunning indoor plant with big, dark, and glossy leaves. This beautiful plant is known for more than just its look and establishes itself as a great air purifier as well. Its versatile look can add charm to almost any and every corner of your home, and its timeless elegance does well with all kinds of indoor decors and themes. Here’s everything you need to know about Rubber Plants:

●Know About Rubber Plants: Features and Benefits of the Stunning Ficus elastica

The Ficus elastica comes not just as a plant with glossy, dark leaves. It also comes as a variegated Rubber plant that is just as jaw-dropping. But this plant is known for its iridescent, dark leaves that add to its unending charm effortlessly. Here are a few key features and benefits of this plant that you must know:

1. Appearance

The Rubber plant is known for its large, glossy leaves that are dark green and burgundy, and appear iridescent. It has sturdy, woody stems that can grow tall indoors, often reaching 6-10 feet when cared for properly.

2. Growth Habits

The Rubber plant is a fast-growing indoor plant when cared for the right way. It can do well in a home for 10+ years when showered with the kind of love that it needs. However, it does well with pruning and can also be pruned to maintain a particular shape and size.

3. Air Purification

The Ficus elastica is known for its ability to clean the air around it by filtering out commonly found indoor pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene, and other particulate matter. It also releases extra oxygen into the air, making your space a cleaner and healthier space to relax in.

4. Low Maintenance

The Rubber plant indoor requires and demands minimal care, making it suitable for busy individuals and new gardeners. It makes for the perfect plant to add a dash of greenery indoors without having to worry about its longevity in case of negligence. Yes, this plant will forgive short periods of neglect but always remember to shower it with the right kind of love!

5. Aesthetic Appeal

By now, if the Rubber Plant has made one thing exceedingly obvious, it is its stunning looks and memorable aesthetics in any indoor space! It effortlessly adds to the charm and elegance of indoor spaces, and becomes a fast-favorite of all family members!

●Caring for a Rubber Plant: Some Basics You Must Know

The Rubber Plant is a low maintenance houseplant. So, it does not demand much. However, you must still meet some of its basic needs to let it thrive in your space indoors. So, here are a few basics to keep in mind:

Care Aspects	Description
Rubber Plant Light Requirement	The Rubber Plant absolutely loves the sun. It prefers direct yet filtered light during the majority of the day and does well when given at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily. With the Rubber Plant, it’s all about strategic placement! So, what you must remember is that the variegated Ficus elastica needs enough sunlight to be able to retain its patterns and colors. So, finding the right spot with filtered direct light is a must!
Watering	The Ficus elastica prefers infrequent watering. Giving it too much water will easily suffocate its roots and lead to root rot due to overwatering. So, water this plant only once a week to ensure that it is aptly watered. Oftentimes, if you’re unsure about when to water your plant, it can easily be over or underwatered. To avoid this, you can use Ugaoo’s Sustee Watermeter that will tell you exactly when your plant needs water. Blue indicates that it is perfectly watered whereas white means that it needs water.
Humidity Needs	Moderate to high humidity levels is what this plant needs. So, ensure proper humidity levels by spraying or misting the plant regularly. If you’re unable to do so, place a humidity tray near your plant. You can make this at home with just a tray, pebbles, and water. Fill your tray with water to the top and line it with pebbles for effective humidity control.
Fertilization	When in its dormant phase in the winter months, the variegated Rubber plant does not need fertilization. However, in its growing season, - which is during the Spring and Summer months - this plant needs fertilization on a proper schedule. For this, you must use a balanced and slow release fertilizer. You can use Ugaoo’s Plant Fertilizer Pellets to provide your precious plant with slow-release and all-round fertilization.
Propagating Variegated Rubber Plant	If you’re looking to make smaller babies of the variegated Ficus elastica, you will be happy to know that this plant can be propagated simply through stem-cuttings as well. Take a healthy cutting from the main plant with at least a few healthy nodes that the roots of the plant can grow from. Place the cutting in water or well-draining soil to ensure that its roots grow well. To help your cuttings grow healthy roots, you can use Ugaoo’s Rooting Hormone.

FAQs

Is rubber plant poisonous to humans?

Yes, rubber plant is poisonous to humans.

Can Indian rubber tree take full sun?

Yes, it can take full sun.

Is rubber plant indoor a good luck plant?

Yes, it is considered a good luck plant.

Why is it called Indian rubber plant?

The variety of rubber plant is native to India and is known as Indian rubber plant.

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