Name: Rubber Plant
Quick Facts:
Pot Size: 12cm
Height: 35-40cm
Botanical name: Ficus Elastica
Common name: Rubber Plant / Rubber Tree
Bio: This retro staple is back with a vengeance, made popular by its easy to care, forgiving nature and beautiful glossy oval leaves that in the wild can grow metres wide! The rubber plant will brighten up any home as a prominent statement, corner piece.
Care Guide:
Light: Indirect sunlight only
Watering: Water when the top two inches of the soil becomes dry. Ensure soil isn’t soggy, as this could encourage root rot. You’ll know if it’s overwatered if leaves begin to drop.
Humidity: Regularly mist the leaves, they will absorb the water and enhance its beautiful green colour.
Temperature: 16-24 degrees
Air Purifying: It will help clean the air in your home!
Pet-Friendly?: This plant is toxic if consumed.
Additional Information: Your rubber plant may lose some leaves after it has been delivered. Don’t worry! This is just the plant adjusting to its new environment; this is especially likely in winter.