Bring bold tropical foliage into your home with the impressive Ficus elastica 'Robusta', commonly known as the Rubber Plant. This popular evergreen houseplant features broad, thick and glossy dark green leaves, creating a lush architectural appearance and an attractive natural focal point indoors. RHS identifies 'Robusta' as a Rubber Plant cultivar with dark glossy foliage.
Supplied in a 21cm nursery pot with an approximate 5 litre capacity, this substantial foliage plant is ideal for creating a larger indoor display. Its upright, leafy appearance makes it particularly well suited to living rooms, home offices, conservatories and other bright indoor spaces.
Ficus elastica 'Robusta' prefers a warm position with bright, filtered or indirect light and well-drained compost. Water moderately during active growth and more sparingly during winter, avoiding waterlogged compost.
Each plant is carefully selected and securely packaged by Plants by Post before dispatch. As this is a natural living product, exact height, shape, leaf size and foliage appearance may vary between individual plants.
Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Ficus elastica 'Robusta'
- Common Name: Rubber Plant
- Cultivar: Robusta
- Family: Moraceae
- Plant Type: Evergreen foliage houseplant
- Growth Habit: Branched / upright
- Pot Size: 21cm
- Pot Capacity: Approx. 5 litres
- Foliage Colour: Dark Green
- Suitable For: Indoor growing
- Supplied In: Nursery pot
Care
Position in a warm indoor location with bright, filtered or indirect light. Water moderately while actively growing, allowing excess water to drain freely, and reduce watering during winter. Protect from cold conditions and significant temperature fluctuations.
