Buttonbush

Ficus Elastica

About Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica

Buttonbush

Ficus Elastica

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

South Africa

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Rubber Plant, Rubber Fig

Number of Varieties

760

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

182.88 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Dark Green, Crimson

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Red, Dark Green, Crimson

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Dark Green, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Red, Dark Green, Crimson

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

don't fertilize in winter

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

Asthma, breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Latex

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Making rubber, Making tyres

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

FICUS elastica

Common Name

Buttonbush

Rubber Plant

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

रबड़ का पौधा

In German

Button Strauch

Ficus elastica

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Ficus elastica

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

ficus

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

ελαστικός φίκος

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

fábrica de borracha

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

gumy roślin

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Flexilis herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Rosales

Family

Bruniaceae

Moraceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Ficus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Ficeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

12800

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica

Wondering what are the properties of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica? We provide you with everything About Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica. Buttonbush doesn't have thorns and Ficus Elastica doesn't have thorns. Also Buttonbush does not have fragrant flowers. Buttonbush has allergic reactions like Toxic and Ficus Elastica has allergic reactions like Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Buttonbush and Pride of Barbados

Buttonbush and Tabardillo

Buttonbush and Powder Puff Tree

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica

Season and care of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica is important to know. While considering everything about Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buttonbush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Ficus Elastica season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand and for Ficus Elastica is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral and for Ficus Elastica is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica Physical Information

Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Ficus Elastica height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Ficus Elastica flower color:
Ficus Elastica leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Crimson

Care of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica

Care of Buttonbush and Ficus Elastica include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Ficus Elastica pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ficus Elastica needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.