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How to Take Care of an Indoor Rubber Plant
GardenGuides — How to Take Care of an Indoor Rubber Plant. The rubber plant is a member of the fig family, and is native to India. It can grow up to 130 feet tall in the wild, but will typically only grow to 5 or 6 feet as an indoor planter. It produces ...More…
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Rubber Plant
Clemson University Extension — Rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) as indoor house plants. Watering, light, temperature, potting soil mixes, drainage, fertilizer, propagation and pruning. Insect pests, root rot, leaf yellowing problems. Rubber trees can easily grow 6 to 10 feet ...More…
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Baby Rubber Plant
Texas Horitculture — Oblong waxy leaves which may be variegated, attached to a fleshy stem; rat tail flower. Allow soil to dry slightly between waterings. it is a useful plant for moderate to slightly low light. Peperomia obtusifoliaMore…
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Rubber Plant, Indian Laurel Fig
Texas Horitculture — Large tropical tree; broad, oblong, leathery leaves; milky sap; rosy sheath covering new leaves. Allow the soil to dry only slightly between waterings; yellow leaves may be either over or under watering; renew by making an air-layer of the top of ...More…
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Ficus elastica - Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree
Old House Web — The figs are a group of large house plants. They grow best in an east window and require some shade from summer sun in bright locations. Some figs tolerate low light situations. Keep the soil evenly moist and fertilize at 2- week intervals during ...More…
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Rubber Plant Trees
Denver Plants — A woody upright bush or tree to 8' in height and 5' in width. Not effected by many pests. Occasionally the plant may contract mealy bug or scale. This is the tree form of "India Rubber Plant". They are usually available in 10" and ...More…
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Pruning an Overgrown Rubber Plant
The Garden Helper — Gardening and house plant guide to pruning an overgrown Rubber Plant, Ficus elastica December ,1998 My husband has an out of control rubber plant that he is very attached to. He's let it grow unchecked, and since we live in a small house, it ...More…