What it is
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) is in the Moraceae (Mulberry) family. A bold, glossy-leaved fig relative that becomes a small indoor tree. Wipe the big leaves to keep them shining.
How to grow it
It wants bright indirect light, water it moderate, and give it well-drained potting mix soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-6.5. Space plants about Pot apart. Expect roughly Cuttings root. Tender houseplant.
How it's used
Rubber Plant is used: houseplant.
🔎 How to identify it
- Large glossy leathery leaves
- Upright woody trunk
- Milky sap
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.