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Ficus elastica
Ficus elastica
Ficus · Moraceae

Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida.

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Classification

Genus
Ficus
Family
Moraceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Ficus elastica belongs to the Ficus genus within the Moraceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Burgundy'

'Tineke'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Ficus elastica.

Ficus hillii
Australian native
Ficus hillii

Ficus hillii

Fiddle-Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
TreeCouncil listed
Ficus lyrata

Fiddle-Leaf Fig

Ficus macrophylla (Ficus macrophylla)
Australian nativeTree
Ficus macrophylla

Ficus macrophylla