Burgundy Rubber Plant Care

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.

Burgundy rubber plant care.

Native to the rainforests of india and south america it can quickly adapt to common indoor temperatures. Rubber tree plant care sun. 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 worst a.

Burgundy rubber plant enjoys low to bright indirect light. A sunny spot shielded by a sheer curtain is often perfect for rubber plants. 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. If the plant gets less light while leaves are growing the leaves will actually be larger.

The leaves feel thicker than other house plant leaves and look shiny. The rubber tree plant ficus elastica has a stiff tree like stem with dark green and burgundy tinted oval shaped leaves. You can tell if your rubber plant needs more light if it becomes leggy its leaves lose their. Burgundy rubber plant care.

Ficus elastica burgundy variegata ruby lined up in rows ready to be shipped out. Hirt s gardens burgundy rubber tree plant in 6 in. Your burgundy rubber will grow best with consistent bright filtered light which produces the dark burgundy color of. Mine was growing in a 10 pot and i repotted it into a 15 pot last year more on that below.

Many people put their rubber trees near a window where the light is filtered through a pair of sheer curtains. Rubber plants can grow up to 100 feet in their native homeland of southeast asia. The rubber plant ficus elastica is a popular ornamental plant from the ficus genus. Rubber plants are usually sold as floor plants.

In the greenhouse taking pictures for our houseplant care book. Burgundy ficus trees are popular house plants. The burgundy rubber is great for beginners. Quick burgundy rubber stats.

This species is quite an easy plant to care for and can grow well on low light. They re fast growers with the right light conditions and can last 15 years or more with proper care. But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall. Rubber plant care and growing tips.

The rubber plant tree can grow up to 10 feet in height with 8 inch long leaves. 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. 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 like bright light and a lot of it but not direct sunlight.