Ficus Elastica 'Robusta'
- An incredibly popular and well-loved indoor specimen plant.
- Easy to grow and maintain, an ideal beginner's plant.
- Cleans the air in your home.
- Bigger, glossier leaves than ordinary rubber plants.
- Supplied as a potted plant in a 21cm nursery pot, growing 2.5m tall.
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- An incredibly popular and well-loved indoor specimen plant.
- Easy to grow and maintain, an ideal beginner's plant.
- Cleans the air in your home.
- Bigger, glossier leaves than ordinary rubber plants.
- Supplied as a potted plant in a 21cm nursery pot, growing 2.5m tall.
Product Information
Fiscus elastica, the well-known rubber plant is making a well-deserved comeback into homes across the country! Now you can grow this marvellous indoor plant in your own home.
For years, a staple houseplant, no home was complete without its large, glossy leaves and hugely ornamental growing habit.
An easy to grow, tropical plant, 'Robusta' gets its name from its sturdy leaves - much bigger than the old-fashioned plants that used to grace conservatories and parlours.
Recognised as a great plant to clean the air in your home, a NASA study revealed that the Rubber Plant will help remove benzene, giving you a cleaner atmosphere in your home.
Supplied as a potted plant in a 21cm nursery pot.
What Is Supplied
Supplied as a potted plant in a 21cm nursery pot.
May cause skin irritation.
Plant Care Information
Top Tips
- Avoid cold temperatures (less than 12ºC) and keep out of draughts. Avoid moving your plant around if it is happy where it is, as they dislike disturbance.
Care Information
- Grow your rubber plant in a sunny position out of direct sunlight - a bright east facing windowsill is ideal.
- Only water when the top of the compost is dry and allow to dry out between waterings as plants dislike soggy roots.
- A native of India, the rubber plant likes a bit of humidity, so avoid radiators and you can increase humidity by misting the leaves daily or standing in a gravel tray.
- Plants are frost tender so keep indoors at all times and keep temperatures above 12ºC and avoid draughts.
- Leaves can be cleaned with a wet sponge if necessary, although plants do benefit from a dousing in the rain during the summer.
- Repot in May or June of the roots are pot-bound.
- If your plant gets too tall, you can prune out the growing tip and the tree will develop side branches.
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