Of all the rubber plant varieties, the ruby rubber plant is perhaps the most popular. Known in botanical circles as Ficus elastica (FY-kus ee-LASS-tih-kuh) ‘Ruby,’ this charming plant offers beautiful variegation and requires surprisingly little
What is a Ficus Elastica Tineke? The Tineke is a select variety of Ficus elastica and a “new” highly variegated rubber plant on the market. The variegated Tineke rubber plant
Ficus elastica (FY-kus ee-LASS-tuh-kuh)is an attractive perennial evergreen shrub native to Western Malaysia, India, Nepal, and China. The genus name, Ficus, is Latin and means “edible fig.” The specific epithet
The different types of Rubber plants are common indoor plants because they are versatile and easy to grow. Their large, waxy leaves make this tropical plant a great addition to
The burgundy rubber plant is a selected cultivar of Ficus elastica [FY-kus, ee-LASS-tih-kuh]. It is a Ficus species from the fig genus, a part of the Moraceae fig family, Ficeae tribe, and Urostigma subgenus. More on other