1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
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
moist forests, Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Green, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Maple shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Requires regular watering
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
Acidic, 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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
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
Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf scorch, Bleeding canker, Decline, Fomes root rot, Ganoderma root rot, Laetiporus root rot, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Tar spot, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Asthma, Runny nose, 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
Antirheumatic, Cold, Cough, Emetic, gonorrhoea, Kidney problems, Pectoral, Swelling, Vomiting
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making rubber, Making tyres
Used as Ornamental plant, Used as preservative
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FICUS elastica
ACER pensylvanicum
7.2 Common Name
Rubber Plant
Moosewood, striped maple, moose maple
7.2.1 In Hindi
रबड़ का पौधा
धारीदार मेपल
7.2.2 In German
Ficus elastica
gestreifte Ahorn
7.2.3 In French
Ficus elastica
érable rayé
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
ελαστικός φίκος
ριγέ σφενδάμου
7.2.6 In Portuguese
fábrica de borracha
plátano listrada
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Flexilis herba
alba acernis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species