Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Tropical Asia
Types
Rubber Plant, Rubber Fig
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Number of Varieties
600
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40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
don't fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Latex
Flowers
Other Uses
Making rubber, Making tyres
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Vegetable
Botanical Name
FICUS elastica
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Rubber Plant
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
रबड़ का पौधा
aibika
In German
Ficus elastica
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Ficus elastica
L'Aibika
In Spanish
ficus
Aibika
In Greek
ελαστικός φίκος
aibika
In Portuguese
fábrica de borracha
Aibika
In Polish
gumy roślin
aibika
In Latin
Flexilis herba
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malvales
Family
Moraceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Ficus
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Ficeae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
80015
1
27800
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