1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Eastern Europe
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
Terrestrial
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Green, Sea Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Green, Sea Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Green, Sea Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
don't fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making rubber, Making tyres
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FICUS elastica
IRIS pumila
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Ficus elastica
Dwarf Iris
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
ελαστικός φίκος
νάνος Ίρις
7.2.6 In Portuguese
fábrica de borracha
Dwarf Iris
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Flexilis herba
Iris Dwarf
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species